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Title: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: JMM on June 05, 2004, 09:26:25 pm
Let's see if anyone knows their Presidential trivia.    
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: Sethan on June 05, 2004, 11:47:26 pm
Having a small child say "I love you, Daddy"

Being sworn in to the military.

Being sworn in as President.

...and somewhere way down the list, an honorary knighthood.
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: JMM on June 06, 2004, 02:02:58 am
He was the only living President of the United States to have a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named after him.

http://community-2.webtv.net/sa1939/carriers/

Scroll down then look right, click next page to see photos of all the carriers named after past Presidents of the United States.

Lots of good trivia on Presidents of the United States on that site.

 
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: The Postman on June 06, 2004, 08:13:30 am
Quote:

He was the only living President of the United States to have a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named after him.

http://community-2.webtv.net/sa1939/carriers/

Scroll down then look right, click next page to see photos of all the carriers named after past Presidents of the United States.

Lots of good trivia on Presidents of the United States on that site.

   



Not true, The USS George H. W.  Bush (CVN 77) is being built as I write this.

 http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/CVN77.htm  

also  USS Jimmy Carter
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: JMM on June 06, 2004, 09:36:32 am
OMG, we are naming an expensive CV after a loser?   Who authorized that one? Lemme guess, the House and Congress?  
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: Dracho on June 07, 2004, 10:11:59 am
Had you rather they name a ballistic missile submarine after him?  Ponder the logic of that one for a bit...

Quote:

OMG, we are naming an expensive CV after a loser?   Who authorized that one? Lemme guess, the House and Congress?  

 
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: Toasty0 on June 07, 2004, 10:31:34 am
Quote:

Let's see if anyone knows their Presidential trivia.    



As Sethan said, being elected by and serving the people of the United States of America? Does that count, Jack?

 
Title: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: JMM on June 05, 2004, 09:26:25 pm
Let's see if anyone knows their Presidential trivia.    
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: Sethan on June 05, 2004, 11:47:26 pm
Having a small child say "I love you, Daddy"

Being sworn in to the military.

Being sworn in as President.

...and somewhere way down the list, an honorary knighthood.
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: JMM on June 06, 2004, 02:02:58 am
He was the only living President of the United States to have a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named after him.

http://community-2.webtv.net/sa1939/carriers/

Scroll down then look right, click next page to see photos of all the carriers named after past Presidents of the United States.

Lots of good trivia on Presidents of the United States on that site.

 
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: The Postman on June 06, 2004, 08:13:30 am
Quote:

He was the only living President of the United States to have a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named after him.

http://community-2.webtv.net/sa1939/carriers/

Scroll down then look right, click next page to see photos of all the carriers named after past Presidents of the United States.

Lots of good trivia on Presidents of the United States on that site.

   



Not true, The USS George H. W.  Bush (CVN 77) is being built as I write this.

 http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/CVN77.htm  

also  USS Jimmy Carter
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: JMM on June 06, 2004, 09:36:32 am
OMG, we are naming an expensive CV after a loser?   Who authorized that one? Lemme guess, the House and Congress?  
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: Dracho on June 07, 2004, 10:11:59 am
Had you rather they name a ballistic missile submarine after him?  Ponder the logic of that one for a bit...

Quote:

OMG, we are naming an expensive CV after a loser?   Who authorized that one? Lemme guess, the House and Congress?  

 
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: Toasty0 on June 07, 2004, 10:31:34 am
Quote:

Let's see if anyone knows their Presidential trivia.    



As Sethan said, being elected by and serving the people of the United States of America? Does that count, Jack?

 
Title: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: JMM on June 05, 2004, 09:26:25 pm
Let's see if anyone knows their Presidential trivia.    
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: Sethan on June 05, 2004, 11:47:26 pm
Having a small child say "I love you, Daddy"

Being sworn in to the military.

Being sworn in as President.

...and somewhere way down the list, an honorary knighthood.
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: JMM on June 06, 2004, 02:02:58 am
He was the only living President of the United States to have a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named after him.

http://community-2.webtv.net/sa1939/carriers/

Scroll down then look right, click next page to see photos of all the carriers named after past Presidents of the United States.

Lots of good trivia on Presidents of the United States on that site.

 
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: The Postman on June 06, 2004, 08:13:30 am
Quote:

He was the only living President of the United States to have a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named after him.

http://community-2.webtv.net/sa1939/carriers/

Scroll down then look right, click next page to see photos of all the carriers named after past Presidents of the United States.

Lots of good trivia on Presidents of the United States on that site.

   



Not true, The USS George H. W.  Bush (CVN 77) is being built as I write this.

 http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/CVN77.htm  

also  USS Jimmy Carter
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: JMM on June 06, 2004, 09:36:32 am
OMG, we are naming an expensive CV after a loser?   Who authorized that one? Lemme guess, the House and Congress?  
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: Dracho on June 07, 2004, 10:11:59 am
Had you rather they name a ballistic missile submarine after him?  Ponder the logic of that one for a bit...

Quote:

OMG, we are naming an expensive CV after a loser?   Who authorized that one? Lemme guess, the House and Congress?  

 
Title: Re: What was one of the greatest honors bestowed on President Reagan?
Post by: Toasty0 on June 07, 2004, 10:31:34 am
Quote:

Let's see if anyone knows their Presidential trivia.    



As Sethan said, being elected by and serving the people of the United States of America? Does that count, Jack?