Clip of Ronald Reagans Speech at Point du Hoc

[Greatnemo]

Reagan actually served the US Army but not in combat but helping to train soldiers..his units had produced some 400 training films for the AAF

[FinrodFelagund7]

Dispite wheather or not President Reagan served in the militairy he was and is the greatest president this country has ever known.

[AtlasShruggery]

Ironically, the only fighting that "patriot" Ronald Reagan did during all of World War II was fighting his way to the bar during happy hour at the Hollywood Brown Derby.

Reagan was such a fraud.

[ariesswede]

yea umm...he actually did serve in the military....might wanna check that out bozo

[AtlasShruggery]

yea umm....No one said he didn't serve. Like John Wayne, Reagan spent the war making movies in Redwood City while most guys his age were hitting the beach in places like Guadacanal, Normandy and Okinawa. Might wanna check that out, bozo.

[ariesswede]

he was excluded from overseas service cuz of his nearsightedness but served during the war. u make him seem like hes out partying and doing blow like obama

[AtlasShruggery]

Yes, that's the story Reagan's hagiographers want you to believe. Compare Reagan to a real patriot like Harry Truman who's vision was much worse than Reagan's and who volunteered to serve in World War I. Reagan had taken some correspondence courses for the Reserves and felt he should be commissioned as an officer because of it. He was never willing to just enlist. He ended up making propaganda movies.

[kw20191]

It seems that the only people who want to make a big deal about military service among presidential candidates are Democrats. Yet when given a choice between voting for war heroes like McCain, Dole, or Bush 41, they voted for a candidate who didn't serve and a draft dodger. Do you Democrats really believe what you are saying? You'd have to go back 60 years to find a Republican nominee who didn't have any military service. Dewey was too young for WWI and too old for WWII.

[cwood4ever]

He was too old and his eyes where bad fuck face. He couldn't join so he made instructional videos for military equipment.

[AtlasShruggery]

Uh, no. Reagan was 30 years old when the war started. Most guys his age were hitting the beaches in the Pacific while Reagan was partying in Hollywood.

Reagan's hagiographers have tried to claim that Reagan couldn't serve because of his eyesight. Total bullshit. Harry Truman's eyesight was much worse than Reagan's & Truman served honorably in combat in World War I.

Did you know that Reagan demanded to be commissioned an officer becasue he took Reserve correspondence courses in the 1930s?

[lumpagogo]

Ronnie was the first president to call abortion the "murder of babies." That's why he is the hero of the Talk Radio and RCC/ Fundie types. Where are those speeches?

[ciroalb3]

In 1964, there was a program with Eisenhower returning to normandy, speaking very affectingly about the cemeteries. I recall no commemoration in 1974, after V-N, so this was the first important memorial of D-Day since '64

[yoadrianhead]

This is my favorite of all time as well. #2 is the State of the Union, 04/28/81, first speech after asassination attempt.

[swampdonkey5150]

God Bless you my friend. Keep the Light shining on our great land.

[percommode]

One of the greatest, most heart-felt speeches I ever heard in my life.

[ConservativeVoiceUSA]

In June of 2005 Former US President Ronald Reagan was voted the "greatest American" of all time by his fellow citizens. Great video! 5/5