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LIVE THREAD: Reagan State Funeral Ceremony: Arrival at the Capitol
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| June 9, 2004
Posted on 06/09/2004 1:36:48 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: PhiKapMom
That's what I said up the thread....I will never forget it from JFK!
841
posted on
06/09/2004 3:21:18 PM PDT
by
Howlin
To: cyncooper
People are applauding Reagan's life... he was 93...
842
posted on
06/09/2004 3:21:18 PM PDT
by
ambrose
(President Bush on Reagan: "His Work is Done and Now a Shining City Awaits Him")
To: TomGuy
Thanks for the pictures, for us office bound folks.
To: xp38
844
posted on
06/09/2004 3:21:19 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
(AOII Mom -- Support Bush-Cheney '04 -- Losing is not an Option! Win One for the Gipper!)
To: Darlin'
That horse is name Sgt York. He is a thoroughbred race horse who started this duty once his raciog days were finished. He's a standardbred pacer.... off the track.
845
posted on
06/09/2004 3:21:21 PM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
(farewell to a great president.)
To: ELS
I don't know how far, but Brit Hume said it would take about 50 minutes.
846
posted on
06/09/2004 3:21:33 PM PDT
by
maryz
To: Howlin
847
posted on
06/09/2004 3:21:33 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
(Clintonites have such good hind-sight because they had their heads up their hind-ends 8 years.)
To: cyncooper
The applause, to me, is almost a happy thank you to President Reagan.
To: ambrose
We're all seeing the same thing with SGT York.
849
posted on
06/09/2004 3:21:50 PM PDT
by
HiJinx
(Go with courage, go with honor, go in God's good Grace. Come home when it's time. We'll be here.)
To: All
factoid about the caisson and horses:
-The caisson and caparisoned horse:
Perhaps the most indelible image of a presidential state funeral is the procession of six horses pulling the black artillery caisson that bears the flag-draped casket. Only the three horses on the left are mounted, a tradition dating to when one artillery horse in every pair carried provisions instead of a rider.
Behind the caisson is another riderless horse, with an empty saddle and the rider's boots reversed in the stirrups, symbolizing a warrior who will ride no more. The caisson and caparisoned horse are central in the Wednesday evening procession to the Capitol. The caparisoned horse for Reagan's procession is Sgt. York, a solid black standardbred retired from the racetrack.
850
posted on
06/09/2004 3:21:55 PM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(Several hundred million men, women and children from former Soviet Union, live today due to Reagan)
To: HairOfTheDog
I can imagine the hours that are used to train these horses.
851
posted on
06/09/2004 3:22:07 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
(AOII Mom -- Support Bush-Cheney '04 -- Losing is not an Option! Win One for the Gipper!)
To: TomGuy
Keep the video captures coming for the cube-bound here in Reagan Country (California).
852
posted on
06/09/2004 3:22:19 PM PDT
by
My2Cents
(Godspeed, President Reagan....And thank you.)
To: bornintexas
You know, I think the crowd is trying desperately to buoy her up with love and respect.
To: section9
Quick! John Kerry is running through the Reflecting Pool with a surfboard! Someone tell the press! LOL
To: vanouse
and his saddle (according to commentary from FOX)
855
posted on
06/09/2004 3:22:28 PM PDT
by
debg
To: faithincowboys
No. I wish they would remain silent in respect.
856
posted on
06/09/2004 3:22:52 PM PDT
by
GulfWar1Vet
(MidMO FReepers! See www.hometown.aol.com/MidMOFreeper for FreeRepublic Chapter of Mid-Missouri...)
To: ambrose
Jumpy? Must be John Kerry under it like Waldo, trying to hop aboard for a photo op. Good for Sgt. York to buck!
To: Darlin'
THose motorcycle cops (?) leading are great -- it is very hard to ride that slowly and stay in a formation.
858
posted on
06/09/2004 3:23:09 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Please pray for the 2/7 Marines and Josh.)
The backward facing boots on the riderless horse, in reference to the fallen leader looking back toward his troops as his body leaves the battlefield on the caisson.
To: Howlin
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