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SGMRTDARMY

(599 posts) Mon May 28, 2012, 01:51 PM May 2012

President Barack Obama hits it out of the park. [View all]

Watching Pres. Obama now at the Vietnam Memorial paying tribute to the Vietnam vets of which I am one.

Makes me proud to have voted for this extraordinary man.

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President Barack Obama hits it out of the park. [View all] SGMRTDARMY May 2012 OP

Looked like the wall touched him like it does most liberal N proud May 2012 #1

I went there 3 years ago SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #2

I never went to war and have always objected to them. I went there in the mid-80's calimary May 2012 #9

Very nicely said. tclambert May 2012 #11

Beautifully said. eom Frustratedlady May 2012 #12

+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - n/t coalition_unwilling May 2012 #24

well said. Another thing that happens is the quiet that falls upon us as we walk the length of it Beaverhausen May 2012 #28

Wow. I went there. I cried. babylonsister May 2012 #36

Post removed Post removed May 2012 #30

Replying to troll here - I apologize in advance for it being out of place JonLP24 May 2012 #31

CNN poll says Romney is ahead of Obama with Veterans.. cheriemedium59 May 2012 #3

I just don't believe it SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #5

Don't believe it either. sarge43 May 2012 #7

Here'a a link Mutiny In Heaven May 2012 #17

Because while active they are bombarded with Limpballs Doctor_J May 2012 #20

Good fucking question, SGM... Aviation Pro May 2012 #26

Couldn't have said it better myself. SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #32

That hurts. It's a slap in the face to the Obama and Biden families who've made veterans and calimary May 2012 #10

Most of the veterans I know Rittermeister May 2012 #15

Edge of rural here, too. Ship of Fools May 2012 #25

VFW... GoCubsGo May 2012 #29

I would love to see a poll SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #33

I have very little respect for CNN as a news network Iliyah May 2012 #16

The group "Veterans" includes a lot of old, very right-wing people jeff47 May 2012 #18

He wants to increase miltary spending. Mz Pip May 2012 #19

Someone else raised the point that the demographics in that group tend to be older white men, NYC Liberal May 2012 #21

K&R Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #4

He was pretty blunt about how badly the returning vets were treated after the war. I recall AlinPA May 2012 #6

I remember being called some pretty awful names SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #8

Welcome home to you, Sir! Frustratedlady May 2012 #13

People back then just didn't understand, SGMRTDARMY. They just didn't get it. calimary May 2012 #14

Reading this I teared up. SGMRTDARMY May 2012 #35

grover norquist quote-of-the damned - featured in one of babylonsister's threads calimary May 2012 #37

That was especially meaningful, hearing the President say "Welcome Home" pinboy3niner May 2012 #34

I am going to have to watch this later on. NYC Liberal May 2012 #22

Here: Watch President Obama's Speech at the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary SunsetDreams May 2012 #23

K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #27