Happy 100th Birthday Ronald W. Reagan
 

Happy Birthday Mr President!

We could sure use the gipper today. Always Rest in Peace and know that you are missed dearly sir......jd

Happy Birthday, President Reagan.

Happy Birthday, President Reagan. We miss you.

RIP.

RIP, Sir.

Pleasure to serve with you in command.

TR

How much has changed since he was the CinC. RIP Mr President, it was an honor to serve when you were in charge.

Happy birthday Sir, proud to have served under your watch.

Wet Dog

In 1966, just graduated from high school, I saw Ronald Reagan on the stump as be ran for governor of California. In the parking lot of Lakewood Shopping Center he stood in the back of a pickup truck and made his speech. Don't recall what he said, but he sure had a way of saying it.

In 2004, living in Orange County, my 14 year old daughter and I drove up to the Reagan Library to view his casket along with thousands of others. As we walked past I immediately noticed that the flag draping the casket was the standard-issue cotton flag that I had folded on a many funeral details when I was a snuffy. The ordinariness of the flag struck me powerfully: he and I, and all the others of us who served, will at the end share this same expression of honor.

Having served under Carter, I do remember the relief many of us in the Army felt when he was elected president, and then would speak 6 of the most memorable and important words of the 20th century:

"Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

Happy Birthday President Reagan!!

We miss you Mr. President.

+1

Wish he was still here with us...