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Today the sun rose again. Morning in America.

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I sent an e-mail to Maj. General Jackman, thanking him.

[Salvation]

We pray that ALL the military ballots get counted for this election!

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Bump.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thanks for this thread!! How wonderful!!!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard
personnel who carried forward the funeral plan developed with the family were but bit players in history, although expressive of the national will to honor its great men. Those in uniform are asked to represent their country, in peace and in war. There is pride in that and their was great pride in expressing a nation's respect for President Reagan."

Click on a service emblem to send an online
Thank You to a service man or woman in any branch.

Army	Navy	Marines	Air Force	Coast Guard

[Brad’s Gramma]

Don't miss this one.

[NonValueAdded]

The Military District of Washington and all of the units that participated did an OUTSTANDING job. I am so proud of each and every one of them. A special thanks goes out to the many musical units. The hours and hours of music provided at the Burial ceremony, the beautiful music at the National Cathedral (Mansions of the Lord did me in), the military bands, the USAF Singing Sergeants and other vocal groups - it was all performed to perfection by those remarkably talented men and women of our armed forces. God Bless them all. I hope a few Presidential Unit Citations are awarded.

[Ciexyz]

Kudos to all our brave service people who took part in the Reagan funeral. They make their families and their country proud.

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The last piece played at National Funeral was the main theme from Mel Gibson's movie, We Were Soldiers."

AWESOME!

As that song was playing I was completely captured by the work, and as it was fading and the audio/video was transferring to outside the cathedral I thought how it sounded like an outstanding movie score. How fitting that it was the closing credits in the movie and funeral as well.

West Point cadets sing hymn for Gibson film - Great stories here: http://www.usma.edu/publicaffairs/directorscorner/PKJMelGibsonJan02.htm

http://www.usma.edu/publicaffairs/PV/020118/voices.htm


You can hear it online here (at bottom) http://web.infinito.it/utenti/i/interface/Mansions.html
This song was sung by the West Point Glee Club at the end of the movie "We Were Soldiers"

"The Mansions of the Lord"

To fallen soldiers let us sing
where no rockets fly nor bullets wing
Our broken brothers let us bring
to the mansions of the Lord

No more bleeding no more fight
No prayers pleading through the night
just divine embrace, eternal light
in the mansions of the Lord

Where no mothers cry and no children weep
We will stand and guard though the angels sleep
All through the ages safely keep the mansions of the Lord


Words by Randall Wallace

[Mjaye]

Wow, I didn't know that Major General Jackman, who accompanied the family, also planned the events. Amazing job he did...Thanks for a great link!

[ChadGore]