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The 40th president.(Letter to the Editor)
As someone who describes himself as Irish by birth, German by descent, and American by destiny, I would like to offer my condolences to your entire nation (and, soon enough, mine) on the passing of Ronald Reagan. I have no fear that Reagan's achievements will be forgotten: Today's map of Europe and NATO membership list are all there is to know.
Thomas Reitz
Dublin, Ire.
I remember a Reagan story from defense secretary Caspar Weinberger.
He had discovered that the recommendation to award the Medal of Honor to Special Forces Sergeant Roy Benavidez had been languishing over at the Pentagon throughout the Carter years. Neither Weinberger nor Reagan could believe it, since Benavidez's real-life heroics were too incredible for even a movie script. Under withering fire, Benavidez had rescued eight comrades, retrieved classified documents, patched up the wounded, and called in air strikes--all while suffering multiple wounds so severe that he was zipped into a body bag.
Reagan asked Weinberger the details of the Medal of Honor ceremony, which Weinberger reeled off, ending with "... and then the citation is read by a soldier with a trained voice."
Reagan quietly said, "I have a trained voice."
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Source: HighBeam Research, The 40th president.(Letter to the Editor)