By J. Zamgba Browne
Chief Correspondent
Former President Obama and his wife, Michelle tweeted the
“America has lost a patriot and humble servant in George Herbert Walker Bush. While our hearts are heavy today, they are also filled with gratitude. Not merely for the years he spent as our 41st President, but for the more than 70 years he spent in devoted service to the country he loved.
“From a decorated Naval aviator who nearlygave his life in World War II, to Commander-in-Chief of our Armed Forces , withplenty of posts along the way, Ambassador to the United Nations, Director ofthe Central Intelligence, Vice President of the United States.
“Reducing the scourge nuclear weapons and building a broad international coalition to expel a dictator from Kuwait.
“George H.W. Bush’s life is a country and people with disabilities.
“And when democratic revolutions bloomed across Eastern Europe, it was his steady, diplomatic hand that made possible an achievement once thought anything but –ending the Cold War without firing a shot.
The Obamas said it is a legacy of service that may never be matched. Even though he did want all of us to try.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo also weighed in the tribute to the late President after ordering that flags on state government buildings in New York to fly at half-staff in hon
