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06 June 2004, 14:04
Harry
God Bless Ronnie
Thanks President Regan...rest easy.
06 June 2004, 14:07
Aspen Hill Adventures
He was one of a kind and the first President I got to vote for.
06 June 2004, 14:16
zimhunter
I had the priviledge of meeting him while campaigning for him for Govenor of California and the pleasure of voting for him for President.
06 June 2004, 14:19
Will
He was the best of the best. Sorry to see him go.
06 June 2004, 14:23
Balla Balla
God bless Ronnie & his family ..... America ... and President GW Bush ...

Thank you America for everything your fighting people are doing in these troubled times

Peter
06 June 2004, 14:28
JBoutfishn
God Bless
06 June 2004, 14:38
verrocchio100
The last great president of the 20th century, rest in peace.
06 June 2004, 15:06
<mikeh416Rigby>
Definitely the creme de la creme.
06 June 2004, 16:17
Leif Wold
His legacy lives on, may he rest in peace.
06 June 2004, 17:05
fla3006
One of a kind. The best President since T. Roosevelt, IMHO. Proud to have voted for him both times.
06 June 2004, 18:16
Tom
May God grant him the peace he so richly deserves. In my life time there has not been his equal in the Whitehouse, and I doubt there will be befor I join in him in Heaven. THANK YOU Mr President for all you have done for our Nation we are in your debt.
06 June 2004, 18:20
gas57
I always wanted to meet him, shake his hand, and say thank you for winning the cold war, preventing WW-III, and opening up the Communist block. He was a first class act and we are all lesser at his passing.
Jeff in Texas
06 June 2004, 18:31
LE270
Rest in peace. President Reagan.

Possibly the greatest president of the 20th Century.

I was privileged to campaign and vote for him twice, in New York City, where I then lived.
06 June 2004, 18:34
CFA
Your long battle is over, may you rest in peace forever Mr. President.

CFA
06 June 2004, 20:35
lawndart
He never once flinched from his duty. His words and optimistic example steadied and braced all of us. He buried the evil empire. After serving in the military under Nixon, Ford, and Carter it felt so good to have the opportunity to salute President Reagan. His words helped me see how necessary our daily stuggle to keep the dream of freedom alive is. May God receive him with the same care and love he once extended to all of us.
JCN
06 June 2004, 22:25
Boghossian
I read in a gun rag that he once used a handgun to stop a mugging from his apartment window, was a useful man.
07 June 2004, 01:00
djb
The world, whether they acknowledge it or not, owes you a debt of gratitiude. God Bless and God bless America.
07 June 2004, 02:18
patrkyhntr
He walked among giants and towered above them. Rest in peace, Mr. President.
07 June 2004, 02:57
LE270
Quote:

[He] was a useful man.


It's true that he was a useful man. But many people are useful without being outstanding. Ronald Reagan was truly outstanding, a giant who towered over his contemporaries.

He was also very fortunate in that people, especially his opponents and enemies, constantly underestimated him.
07 June 2004, 03:07
Die Ou Jagter
It won't happen but should, another bust should be added to Mt Rushmore. He was not only one of the greatest Presidents of this great nation but also one of the greatest world leaders to have ever lived. He made us all proud to say we were Americans. God has welcomed him home!
07 June 2004, 03:08
ASS_CLOWN
God bless him, and may he rest in peace.

ASS_CLOWN
07 June 2004, 06:07
TJC
I would rank Mr. Reagan as one of, if not the greatest president the US has had. He was one of a kind.
07 June 2004, 09:43
dakota45056
President Reagan was a class act and never let the trapp ings of the office affect him. His strength seemed to be that everyone ( detractors )under-estimated his ability to govern and make decisions.

He will be missed. RIP.

Dak
07 June 2004, 12:30
jeffeosso
He'll be missed, and we've all been lessened in his passing...

Goodbye Uncle Ron

jeffe
07 June 2004, 15:25
jeffreysaw1
A true patriot has passed. God rest his soul.
07 June 2004, 15:42
Frank Martinez
Rest in peace and for Nancy and his family our prayers.
07 June 2004, 19:39
vapodog
we don't have to say much for the truly great people.....their legacy was created long ago.
08 June 2004, 15:21
gas57
I miss Ronnie....
08 June 2004, 17:33
Russell E. Taylor
I had drill this weekend. I caught the "declining health" news on the radio as I was driving to Des Moines and made it a point to check CNN.com regularly. That's how I got the news while I was at the unit. I personally went out front and dropped the Flag to half-mast.

Ron meant a lot to me. I came into the service on 5 Mar 82. Those were the early days of the Reagan years. Those were good years. Almost overnight, it seemed, we had money for schools and money for training. Our pay increased enough that it was actually noticeable. I was proud to serve. I'm still proud to serve but, in those years, it was a very special feeling.

I sincerely miss the guy. I went out Saturday night and got industrially plastered on several, several Black Russians -- no coincidence about our defeating communism, it's just the only thing I could think of that would numb the pain the fastest.

I'm hearing he'll be buried on 11 June. Interesting. That's the day John Wayne died. I only mention this because both guys mean so much to me.

By the way -- Ron was commissioned at FT Des Moines, where I drill. We have always had a picture of him in the hallway, showing him on his commissioning day.

Vaya con Dios, Ronald Wilson Reagan.

Russ