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That's the way it was: R.I.P., Walter Cronkite

By: Punditty send a private message
Berkeley : CA : USA | 4 months ago  
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    Image from the Mississippi River flood wall in Cape Girardeau, MO. Cronkite ...
  • US TV news legend Walter Cronkite, seen here in 2007, has died
    US TV news legend Walter Cronkite, seen here in 2007, has died
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Rest in Peace, Walter CronkiteWalter Cronkite

Nov. 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009

Image from the Cape Girardeau, MO, Mississippi River floodwall. Cronkite was born in St. Joseph, MO.

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  • Posted By jongleur jongleur | 4 months ago
    Punditty, Thank you for the tribute to Walter Cronkite. He was the supreme "anchor of anchors" and his distinctive voice and style has touched my eardrums and my writer's spirit from the day I was born.
    - jongleur
  • Posted By Punditty Punditty | 4 months ago
    jongleur: As you well know, when Walter said it, the whole world listened.

    Cronkite was larger than life -- almost as big as his likeness on that floodwall. Maybe even bigger.
  • Posted By spike-breaker08 spike-breaker08 | 2 months ago
    i like it
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