Posted on 06/07/2004 9:43:02 AM PDT by Howlin
Reagan family has arrived in Santa Monica to escort President Reagan's body to his library.
Maggie had the right stuff...f'sure..
Just a lump? I go full out on that one. Every single time.
Well now isn't the time for his loserman schtick--I'm fed up. He should show some respect. Smith is a real POS.
Ive been misty eyed for the past 2 days..
I learned this, just this year, from scanning-in color slides taken by my father before and during World War II. He says that the trousers had a fine red thread in the fabric. He also remembered what the red thread count was; but of course, I have forgotten it.
To my eye, it seemed as though the blouse should be blue, but he said no, actually, it's a very, very dark royal green, that in certain light, will look as if it is blue.
The photographs, printed from the slides, look like they were taken yesterday.
Some of the color slides were taken by him and a film camerman who were leading the complete formation of aircraft from Kelly Field, TX, in 1941 --- the camerman was taking stills and filming the formation for the movie, "I Wanted Wings" (1941, William Holden, Veronica Lake, Ray Milland).
The aircraft, when lined up wingtip to wingtip along the Kelly Field Flight Line, measured one mile. (In the late 1980's, I went for a hop in an AT-6, and I am still grinning.)
My father still has the blouse that he wore in the Kodak color slides taken that month.
Very touching. SHe looks like she is in disbelief.
He was the Elevator Killer.
Shep is the fastest talking anchor I've ever heard..you'd think he gets paid by the word..
Arnold was one of the first, yes.
I am loving the pictures you are posting. Thanks.
Thanks for the pictures... what an honor for those young Marines.
The full front picture of her laying her head on that casket is just devastating.
Red
Hello Dear Freepers,
This is my very first post, although I have been following this thread for quite a long time. I thought this was probably the best time to come out of lurkdom, and let my first post be a tribute to President Reagan.
I am incredibly moved and emotional and I have sought solace here at this site. You cannot imagine how much I have come to know many of you here! Miss Marple, Peach, Howlin, Pukin Dog, to name a few!
Thanks to all of you for your insight, ideas, common sense, debate, etc.
Thank you, President Reagan! You, sir, are a treasure beyond measure!
Trust me, I wanted to have a really classy send off. I wanted nothing more than to relish this and honor Reagan--I really don't need Smith's mindless "he wasn't so great" pontifications. I wish it weren't so, but Smith is being Smith-- and that means he's playing the role of a petty, slow minded, envious little "invite me to the liberal dinner parties in Manhattan" douche bag.
So you got a two-fer ;-) My bosses are just plain dorky, but nice enough guys. Been working with them almost 20 years.
Thanks for the great stories. Can you post the pics on the "Freeper Foxhole Thread?" I'm sure others would love to see them....Veronica Lake....gorgeous..she was my dads fave..he was in the 8thUSAAF..39-45..I still have all his Jo Stafford 78's...
Welcome and we're glad you are out of "lurkerdom"!
Yes, Arnold and Maria were there a while ago, I believe - didn't get to see it, I've been back in cube-land.
And he can't read a telepromter--he is a petty, insecure, subversive lightweight.
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