Posted on 12/27/2006 4:13:20 PM PST by kristinn
Funeral events will begin Friday when the casket, accompanied by Mrs. Ford and family members, will arrive at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert.
A private prayer service for family will be held, followed by visitation for invited friends before a public viewing begins about 4:20 p.m. PST.
On Saturday, the casket will be taken from St. Margaret's at 9 a.m. PST to Palm Springs International Airport, where it will depart at 10 a.m. PST for Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
On arrival, a motorcade will take the casket to Washington, D.C., stopping en route for a ceremony at the World War II Memorial, before reaching the Capitol for a state funeral in the rotunda.
A period of lying in state will begin after the funeral. Public viewing will continue on Sunday and New Year's Day.
On Jan. 2, the casket will be moved to outside the chamber of the U.S. Senate for a period of repose and then will be taken to the National Cathedral for a funeral.
The casket will then be taken to Andrews Air Force Base and flown to Grand Rapids, Mich., where it will be taken to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum for a service and public viewing.
On Jan. 3, the casket will be taken to Grace Church in Grand Rapids for an afternoon funeral service. It will then be returned to the presidential museum for interment on the north grounds.
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An official website has been established in tribute to President Ford: GeraldFordMemorial.com
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Yes, it was Christmas time for HST. I looked it up and it was also December 26th.
and as you know too, it was taped and aired already..oh well.
The Congress. Democrats, and some Republicans too. That's who and what done it. Not Gerald Ford. They cut off the money even to aid our allies the South Vietnamese. Bombing? That would have stopped nothing, but gotten more men captured as POWS after we finally got them out.
Two things did in Jerry Ford in 1976:
1) The Poland remark in his debate with Carter
2) Chevy Chase and SNL
Would seem somehow appropriate if they banged the casket against the door of the hearse as they are loading it in for the last time.
I wonder what Ford thought of Truman's "police action," which started in 1950, to keep the "bandits" out of Korea.
In the paltry 2 1/2 years that Truman remained in office, 30,000 Americans died for Korea's freedom.
Would Ford have preferred leaving the North Korean dictator in charge of South Korea?
Here's a link to the latest schedule:
5:20 p.m.: Arrival ceremony at Andrews AFB.
5:35 p.m.: A motorcade takes Ford's remains to the U.S. Capitol, traveling through Alexandria in remembrance of his residence in the city as a Congressman and Vice President. The motorcade pauses at the World War II Memorial. The tribute is open to the public.
6:20 p.m.: The casket is carried up the east steps of the Capitol to the door of the House of Representatives, to honor Ford's time in Congress.
6:30 p.m.: Rotunda arrival ceremony, open to President Ford's immediate family, members and members-elect of the House and Senate, visiting heads of state and invited government officials.
7 p.m.: State funeral begins in the Rotunda.
7:30/8:20 p.m. to midnight: Ford's body lies in state until Monday night; the rotunda is open to the public. The public waiting area is located at the southwest corner of the Capitol grounds, across from the U.S. Botanic Garden.
Bring American flags and signs bearing messages of appreciation for President Ford.
The procession will probably arrive at the WWII Mem. somewhere between 5:45 and 6:30 p.m. The weather forecast is for dry conditions with temps in the forties.
Bring American flags and signs bearing messages of appreciation for President Ford.
The procession will probably arrive at the WWII Mem. somewhere between 5:45 and 6:30 p.m. The weather forecast is for dry conditions with temps in the forties.
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Volley bump!
I can't be there and you're all probably getting prepared so this is a BTTT
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Bombing the North Vietnamese is what got them to agree with a truce in the first place.
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