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Biden honors late son Beau in somber Memorial Day message: ‘The hurt is still real’
The Hill ^ | 05/27/2024 | Nick Robertson

Posted on 05/27/2024 10:48:42 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

President Biden addressed a packed Arlington National Cemetery to mark Memorial Day on Monday, making somber remembrance of members of the armed forces killed in combat.

“We gather at this sacred place at this solemn moment to remember and to honor the sacrifice of the hundreds of thousands of women and men have given their lives to this nation,” Biden said. “Each one, literally, a link in the chain of honor stretching back to our founding days, each one bound by common commitment not to a place, not to a person, not to a president, but to an idea unlike any idea in human history: the idea of the United States of America.”

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To: ChicagoConservative27

Hunter was a war hero too for about a week after his old man forced him upon the Navy JAG. He was discharged a week later after failing the drug test


41 posted on 05/27/2024 11:22:37 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: DJ Frisat

Beau Biden was 47 and a civilian who died of brain cancer. The average soldier in VN was aged 19 and the average life of the VN soldiers and those in the Mideast who were lost was probably not over 20. A bit of difference here on Memorial Day, wouldn’t you say, Mr. Biden??


42 posted on 05/27/2024 11:22:41 AM PDT by laconic
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To: Flag_This

We used to burn the garbage in an old 55 gallon drum. I seriously doubt there is any danger of brain cancer from doing this.


43 posted on 05/27/2024 11:22:53 AM PDT by brookwood (Fossil Fuels Are Climate-Affirming)
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To: brookwood
"We used to burn the garbage in an old 55 gallon drum. I seriously doubt there is any danger of brain cancer from doing this."

Yeah, but what about the dangers of seeing burn pits from an office window? Or driving past one once?

44 posted on 05/27/2024 11:26:08 AM PDT by Flag_This (They're lying.)
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To: hoagy62

Talk about missing the obvious points here.

Biden has always insinuated his son died as an honorable veteran. This is more than a lapse of judgement by a grieving father.

It’s a big middle finger to the real heroes who gave their lives in service of our country.


45 posted on 05/27/2024 11:27:40 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Three military sons in my dad’s family: Bruce, the oldest, was killed in the South Pacific in the prime of his life toward the end of WWII. Keith, the middle plowed through Germany in a tank liberating a concentration camp. He died of cancer in his 80’s after living a wonderful life. My dad, the youngest, enlisted in the army and served during Occupation of Germany after the war. He is still alive at 96.
Today we honor Bruce. ✝️🇺🇸


46 posted on 05/27/2024 11:29:29 AM PDT by HotKat (Politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason. Mark Twain)
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To: HotKat

God bless 🙏


47 posted on 05/27/2024 11:30:23 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: HotKat

Thank you All.


48 posted on 05/27/2024 11:31:53 AM PDT by combat_boots
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To: HYPOCRACY

...that’s last year’s story, this year he was killed on Omaha storming the beaches at Normandy.


49 posted on 05/27/2024 11:34:59 AM PDT by JJBookman (Democrats = Party of 100% bull$hitters)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Wasn’t Beau at Washington’s side crossing the Delaware River?


50 posted on 05/27/2024 11:35:35 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: hoagy62

I am sure that as a father he does miss his son.


I have no doubt of what you say. Regardless, for Brandon to bring Beau’s death up at every single sad public occasion is wrong. Nearly everyone his age has had some sort of tragedy strike closely, but I’d start avoiding the people who constantly bring it up.


51 posted on 05/27/2024 11:38:37 AM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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To: Responsibility2nd
So many don't have the slightest idea the difference between Memorial day, Veterans day or Independence day. The President you would think would know the difference.

For reference the Soldier laying on the ground killed is what Memorial day is for, His comrades around him in obvious pain of his death are the Veterans. stare3-copy

So simple even a retarded senile old man 'should' know the difference.

52 posted on 05/27/2024 11:41:46 AM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Because Joe is a Malignant Narcissist that can not empathize with other people. Joe is all about Joe.


53 posted on 05/27/2024 11:42:49 AM PDT by vivenne
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To: Responsibility2nd

Just, Eeewwwwwww........


54 posted on 05/27/2024 11:43:50 AM PDT by vivenne
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To: vivenne

who, not that.


55 posted on 05/27/2024 11:44:20 AM PDT by vivenne
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To: DJ Frisat

He never really was in a combat zone, I doubt he ever left the Green Zone to venture out.


56 posted on 05/27/2024 11:47:53 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: ChicagoConservative27
What does this have to do with memorial Day???

Everything, everywhere, all at once is about FJB.

57 posted on 05/27/2024 11:49:48 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

There is no honor of grooming your wife for your brother...


58 posted on 05/27/2024 12:03:48 PM PDT by Shamrock-DW
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59 posted on 05/27/2024 12:09:37 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice
"I heard Beau invented Post-It notes."

That was actually Mike Nesmith's, yes Mike from The Monkees, mom! She invented liquid paper too.
60 posted on 05/27/2024 12:12:14 PM PDT by 100%FEDUP
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