Re: Reagan's funeral
mr.sumo.snr wrote:
> I had assumed as much - the navy thing that is. I wanted to ask if
> any of the ex-forces here had ever met or been inspected by The
> Gipper.
Come to think of it, I entered the Air Force during the Reagan years as
well.
Never inspected by him, although Bush Sr. did make it down to Panama while I
was down there (this was after the invasion). There was a big protest, and
when they started to get violent, the cops tear-gassed them. But the wind
was blowing the wrong way, and blew the tear gas right into Mr. President's
face. Bush's face was full of tears and snot.
Getting back to the subject at hand, more of a who-cares for me I'm afraid.
Despite having served in my nation's armed forces, during which time I was
awarded an Expert Marksman ribbon and a National Defense medal, among
others, I did not care much for Reagan as a president.
His decision to invade Granada was brilliant though. Thanks to him, we
narrowly avoided having the world supply of nutmeg fall into communist
hands.
> I think tomorrow's events should be fascinating - if only to see how
> much of a fuck-up GW makes of his aides' expertly crafted speech.
I didn't think CNN could get much more boring until now.
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Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom
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