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[Natty Bumppo@frontier.net]

Strapped into a A-6E Intruder with a full load of weapons, parked on Cat 2 of USS INDEPENDENCE, underway in the Indian Ocean, in Alert 15, ready to make sure the hostages were released.

(Bonus: The intel traffic was a hoot! The Iranian leadership was in such fear of President Regan that they couldn't change skivvies fast enough.)

[babylucas]

I was a high school senior in Bloomfield, CT, looking forward to college and Air Force ROTC. I was happy that Ronald Reagan would eventually be my commander-in-chief. As an aside, does anyone know how many (and which)countries fell to the communists while Jimmy Carter was president? I'm having a debate with a liberal at work.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Where were you on this glorious day?"

Cheering my butt off in front of a television set.

[BenLurkin]

I was working, on the road in San Bernardino. That night at a local "Bobby MGee's I asked the D.J. to play "Tie A Yelloew "Ribbon". (Yeah corny I know but it was an emotional event.) It was also the beginning of a very healthy time for America

[sam_paine]

Standing in a mud puddle at the inauguration. I still remember Nancy's god-awful neon red dress....that's about all I could see I was so far back. Never been to DC since. Never wanted to.

[qam1]

I was 10 and celebrating.

When I was 6 years old in 1976 I wanted Jimmy Carter to win because we had the same 1st name. The last time I ever rooted for a Rat.

When I was more mature at 10 I was upset with double digit inflation and the way Jimmy Carter was such a wimp with foriegn policy. The day during the campaign when Reagan called the Iranians Barbarians was the day I became a Republican.

[ladtx]

I was a CH-47 instructor pilot at Hanchey Army Heliport, Fort Rucker, Alabama, breathing a huge sigh of relief that we now had a man of substance in the White House.

[twigs]

I was actually at the Capitiol, witnessing his inauguration. I remember the news sweeping the crowd before Reagan appeared that the hostages were about to be released. It was an exciting time. I was a democrat at the time, but lived just around the corner and wanted to witness a part of history. But I liked what I saw and eventually changed my ways!!

[VeniVidiVici]

I was home on leave from Germany. Made it to the "parade" when the hostages came to Washington. I have pictures (somewhere) of them pulling up in buses in front of the White House.

[Cosmo]

At the innauguration, of course....I was 10.
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[scottinoc]

I was only a high school kid, but I'll never forget the incredulous look on Reagan's face when they asked him "will you negotiate with the hostage takers", days before the release. It was like "What the he!! are you talking about? No!" An early civics lesson taught by the best.

[Slyfox]

I was fresh out of college and thought about my acquaintences in college who were really upset that the Equal Rights Ammendment might go down the tubes for good because of Reagan. It did. And I remember that shortly after his inauguration I had a patriotic breath of fresh air. It was cool to once again put my hand on my heart during the National Anthem.

Ronald Reagan will live forever in the hearts of good and decent people.

[SamAdams76]

I remember that day crystal clear. I was an 18-year-old Marine recruit and two weeks away from reporting to boot camp at Parris Island, SC.

I remember watching the inaugural on TV with the split-screen of the hostages coming home. (I think they were actually headed to Weisbaden, Germany.) At the time, I was politically naive and didn't realize the significance of the event at the time. But I remember Jimmy Carter looking pretty pathetic and I was glad to see that he was on his way back to Plains, Ga.

All I can say is that those Iranians must have figured that Reagan had something planned for them. They got plenty of mileage out of the hostage situation but realized that they better get out of the game while they were still ahead.

[Jennifer in Florida]

I was in third grade! I recently found a picture that I drew of a TV with lots happy people and "the hostages are free, yay!" written on it. My mom saved it :) My dad worked for FEMA in NYC back then and he took me to work with him the day they had the ticker tape parade for them a few days or weeks later. I remember that pretty vividly.

[ezo4]

Jeeez... It was my first year of high school.

[DeathfromBelow]

Teaching Leadership to Navy Instructors at NAS Memphis, Millington, Just promoted to E-7. Younger brother was on the Big "E" off the coast of IRAN.

Master Chief Petty Officer Submarines Retired.

[JackelopeBreeder]

Livin' large at Camp Humphreys, Korea.

[nina0113]

On the North Lawn of the Capitol, watching the greatest President of the twentieth century being sworn in.

I was dating someone who did some work for the Inaugural Committee & they gave him tickets. I had voted for Reagan, but mostly as a vote against Carter (I was bitterly disappointed not to be old enough to vote against Carter in 76, & could hardly wait for 80 to have the chance).

I'll never forget the thrill of hearing that the hostages had been released.

[usslsm51]

Ft. Myers, VA, We just moved to the DC Area.