The Center Square β U. Marine and civilian speakers praised President Ronald Reagan for his commitment to peace through strength Thursday during a celebration of the th anniversary of his birth. As the three of them stood in front of the tomb, Marines from Camp Pendleton in San Diego County honored Reagan with a three-volley salute.
Audience members, who varied from local residents to out-of-town visitors and dignitaries such as former U. The crowd also watched the Marines from Camp Pendleton carry flags during the posting of colors. Reagan was born Feb. He grew up to become a sports broadcaster, movie actor, the president of the Screen Actors Guild and governor of California. But Gates, who's making a good recovery, sent the foundation the text of his speech and asked that it be read aloud, Trulio told the audience.
Gates noted that early during the Reagan administration, there was a buildup in U. He also noted Reagan worked to make nuclear arms obsolete with his Strategic Defense Initiative. When Mikhail Gorbachev became the Soviet leader and started reforms in his nation, Reagan found someone he could work with, Gates said. Reagan and Gorbachev went on to reduce weapons stocks by signing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in Gates also praised Reagan's ability to defuse tension with his sense of humor.
Gates attended one Oval Office meeting when one of Reagan's hearing aids screeched a couple times. After the program, the crowd stood in line for a piece of the Reagan birthday cake inside the Reagan Library. Back outside, out-of-town visitors enjoying the cake explained why it was important to them to make the drive to honor the Republican president.
Tom Wiggins, a year-old Pasadena resident, said he voted for Reagan in at the risk of becoming a "black sheep in a family of Democrats. Wiggins praised Reagan for his domestic and foreign policies and his ability to improve the U. Eakins, who attended the commissioning of the Nimitz-class supercarrier, described herself as a big fan of the president. Dave Mason. February 7, at PM. Marine Brigadier Gen.
