RSSObama observes fallen soldiers’ return
From: The Washington Times | October 30, 2009
After he stood on a windswept tarmac at Dover Air Force Base in the middle of the night to watch 18 soldiers and U.S. drug enforcement agents killed in Afghanistan arrive home in flag-draped cases, President Obama, known for his soaring rhetorical skills, was speechless. Though he politely thanked a couple of military aides for setting up the visit, after he boarded his Marine One helicopter, Mr. Obama rode back to the White House in subdued silence; neither the president nor anyone in the small group of officials who accompanied him said a word for the entire 40-minute flight home, …
Obama observes fallen soldiers’ return
From: The Washington Times | October 30, 2009
After he stood on a windswept tarmac at Dover Air Force Base in the middle of the night to watch 18 soldiers and U.S. drug enforcement agents killed in Afghanistan arrive home in flag-draped cases, President Obama, known for his soaring rhetorical skills, was speechless. Though he politely thanked a couple of military aides for setting up the visit, after he boarded his Marine One helicopter, Mr. Obama rode back to the White House in subdued silence; neither the president nor anyone in the small group of officials who accompanied him said a word for the entire 40-minute flight home, …
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