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At a time of American unrest, he was there. At a time of murder and despair, he was there. His masculine voice told the stories of the Civil Rights Movement, Watergate, the Kennedy assassinations, both John F. and Bobby, the original space exploration, the Vietnam War – he was there, a constant, now Walter Cronkite is gone but the memory will live on.

He devoted two decades or more of his life to bringing you the news with the handle of “and that’s the way it is” – giving you the facts more than judgment or opinion. Those were the days when news was delivered in a professional, unbiased way when compared to some news of today. Walter Cronkite knew the difference between reporting and advocacy.

He won awards, was respected and revered by many – he was the news that was welcomed in many homes across America in fact he held the title of the “most trusted voice in America”; Walter Cronkite, dead at 92. Time moves on yet there are those that will be remembered for all eternity, he is one of those who will be remembered for just that long.

One by one significant people from my childhood are leaving this earth, leaving my spirit alone in what is becoming a strange land. More than the news he reported, I remember his voice, a soothing sound, a familiar tone. Though he was out of the limelight for many years, his voice was still familiar to me as I could always recognize it and feel the comfort of days gone by whenever I heard it, it immediately swept me back to childhood.

The one time I can remember him ever showing emotion was in the delivery of the assassination of President Kennedy – I thought he was going to break down and cry but he maintained his composure after a second or two of a respectful pause.

How ironic he would die as racism is rearing its ugly head with a vengeance, the wars we are fighting so reminiscent of the war in Vietnam and a president with ideas of changing America. Although my mind is not on writing today, I could not let his passing go unnoticed by me nor the paradox of the full circle motion of life.

And that’s the way I see it!!!

R.I.P. Walter Cronkite and thank you for sharing.

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