Bush Orders US Flags Lowered in Honor of Bob Hope

Voice of America ^ | 29 Jul 2003, 00:23 UTC | VOA News

[CWOJackson]

Very appropriate. Thanks for this post...and Mister Hope, thanks for the memories.

[Elkiejg]

Hubby & I watched an A&E biography on Bob Hope last night. The film clips of all the troops he visited - especially those in hospitals - were touching. My husband commented - "wouldn't it be something if hundreds of thousands of military would show up at his memorial" -- that would really be something.

[CWOJackson]

Hundreds of thousands greeting him on his arrival.

[Jaxter]

[rintense]

A wonderful tribute to a man who supported our country and our troops without reservation.

[risk]

It's amazing how much that means in retrospect. He supported our troops when "FReeping" wasn't cool. Some civilians thought he was square in those days. But it was the patriots out there on the line with him, and he was one of them. And it's the patriots saving us today from Jihad and the Axis of Evil.

[Bluntpoint]

The day of Jeanne Garafalo's passing I will leave my garbage cans uncovered for a week in her memory.

[Catspaw]

I was hoping we'd be able to honor Hope in some way. He did so much for our troops throughout the years. This is one small way of recognizing his service to our armed forces.

[Damocles]

When asked by his wife where he wanted to be buried, Hope answered, "surprise me."

Making me laugh till the very end...he will be missed...

[theriotcat]

My flag went to half staff as soon as the news broke here.
Will remain so till after the funeral.
God bless this GREAT American

[Coop]

I'll be happy to fly ours at half staff tomorrow - to honor someone who so often honored our troops.

[wimpycat]

A fitting tribute by the president to America's only Honorary Veteran, by act of Congress.

[wimpycat]

If any idiot anti-war protester insists that he supports the troops but opposes the war, tell him that Bob Hope is the one who supported the troops. That's how you support the troops--the way Bob Hope did it. You wish them the best and tell them you're behind them 100% and that you want them to win. You make sure they know you believe in them.

[jellybean]

:)

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The day of Jeanne Garafalo's passing I will leave my garbage cans uncovered for a week in her memory.

LOL! Today's Hollywood "stars" cannot hold a candle to Bob Hope. All of them have that guilty conscience that they had shortly after 9/11. They know who the real heroes are, and people like George Clooney who previously bashed the military are quietly wishing they didn't.

[ServesURight]

I'm curious as to how next year's Academy Awards will commemorate Bob Hope, as they do with all entertainers who pass away in the previous year.

I got a gut feeling that it'll be a quickie 2-minute presentation buried in the middle of the program with a few libs crying crocodile tears about how Hope had an influence on their pathetic lives.

Film showing Hope entertaining the troops will probably not be shown.

[WestPacSailor]

The day of Jeanne Garafalo's passing I will leave my garbage cans uncovered for a week in her memory.

[Heff]

The day of Jeanne Garafalo's passing I will leave my garbage cans uncovered for a week in her memory.

This is too funny! I will still be laughing later today about this one. Very Good!!!

[biblewonk]

Wow, I've got major goosebumps!