Posted on 05/30/2011 10:10:35 AM PDT by smokingfrog
President Obama paid tribute to America's war dead as laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during a Memorial Day service at the National Cemetery in Arlington this morning.
He urged crowds at the ceremony to remember the 'enduring legacy' of generations of Americans who have lost their lives in service, including those who are still fighting in Afghanistan.
In a speech at the White House earlier today he named Army General Martin Dempsey as his new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman in a new line-up at the top of the U.S. military.
He described America's servicemen and women as 'the best our nation has to offer'. He said: 'They deserve nothing but the best in return, and that includes leaders.'
He and his wife Michelle also held a private breakfast for Gold Star families who had lost their loved ones, before travelling over the Potomac to the National Military Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
He dropped the wreath off and then hit the course next door.
... no, really!
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