 President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama make a stop at Section 60 to mark the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
September 11th, 2012
04:01 PM ET
Obama visits Arlington National Cemetery President Obama and First Lady Michelle made a detour on their way home from speaking at this morning's 9/11 anniversary ceremony at the Pentagon by stopping by Arlington National Cemetery. The first couple visited Section 60, an area of the cemetery where casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are laid to rest. While there, he placed ten presidential challenge coins on a large gravestone which honors the 10 members of the military and DEA who were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on October 26, 2009. Challenge coins are "medallions bearing insignia passed out by commanders as motivation or to honor achievement." President Obama has given them out to veterans he has met at different events in his presidency. He also left challenge coins at the memorials of the victims of the Ft. Hood shootings in 2009. This was the president's fourth trip to Section 60 since taking office, including a stop last year to commemorate a decade since the deadly attacks. |
  |
 |
|||
|
|
|
||||
If anyone who posts here has never been to Arlington I urge you to go visit. It's a very solemn place and worth the time to just walk and ponder all the sacrifices that have been made for our nation. As for Obama, well it's just a chance for another photo op.
Gee, Frank, Romney took to addressing the Nat'l Guard today, was that NOT A PHOTO OP?? Get over yourself. At least the Democratic Convention honored our men and women in uniform and those who are FIGHTING IN AFGHANISTAN.
Surprised Pres.Obama did not mention that the troops should buy their on health insurance.
Don't you have a caldron to go stir?
Valerie B. Jarrett. AKA Valerie Bowman. Born: 14-Nov-1956. Birthplace: Shiraz, Iran. Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: Black
Iranian-born Communist sympathizer Valerie Jarrett, Barack Obama’s Senior Adviser .... need we say more?
ALL THE OBAMA STOOGES ARE ATTACKING MITT ROMNEY ... WHEN, THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO THROWS AMERICANS UNDER THE BUS, WHILE FAVORING THE MUSLIMS. OBAMA DISSES NETANYAHU ... AND, SENDS 1 1/2 BILLION OF OUR DOLLARS TO THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD. OBAMA'S WEAK STANCE, HAS ERODED ALL RESPECT FOR THE U.S. FROM OUR ENEMIES. WE NEED PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH ... NOT CONSTANT APOLOGIES, AND LEADING FROM BEHIND !!!
Romney, his sons or his grandfather has never served in the armed forces.
Romney was a draft dodger who went to France as a missionary to convert the French to Mormons.
Mr. Obama's grandfather was in Patton's army and he was a WWII vet. Obama grew up with his grandfather so he knows the struggles of veterans.
Obama Cares
Obama / Biden 2012
obama's grandfather was a supply sergeant in the rear with the gear...and an avowed Marxist to the bone...big deal.
How long did you serve Lionel?
@ Lionel ... I bet YOU never served in our military !!!
America needs a policy of peace through strength ...
not weakness and leading from behind. Thanks to
Obama, our enemies no longer respect us. The world
is getting more dangerous, and Obama cuts our military
budget, so he can send 1 1/2 billion dollars to the Muslim
Brotherhood ... and bribe his union cronies, in exchange
for votes. America is more important than Obama.
Obama is expendable and replaceable ... America is not.
yes, I've been there....where our heroes are buried. The contrast of obama to REAL heroes is big and very obvious. The narcissist barack h obama/barry sorento who never really served anyone but his own ambitions must indeed feel out of place. Our work in Iraq is falling apart, there is no defined objective in Afghanistan except to tell them when and how we are getting out,the muslim brotherhood has taken over Egypt and Libya and we turn our back on the only democracy in the middle east (Israel) and this fraud walks through our hallowed ground..sickening.
last time I check he is the Commander In Chief...as a Soldier I am DEEPLY OFFENDED by anyone who continue to attacked our President and OUR Commander In Chief!
Challenge coins are a great way to: capture a moment, award achievement, and leave a lasting impression!
The only Reason, and I Mean the ONLY Reason they stopped by today was because it was an election year! Did they go in 2010? Did they go for Memorial Day? NOPE. This is just another PHONY Photo OP for the POTUS AND FLOTUS!!!!!
Great job President Obama.
He truly cares about Americans unlike Robme and lying Ryan who want to stuff their pockets with cash from lobbist.
Where are Robme tax returns for the past 10 years??
Lionel – The only Thing NObama cares about is himself, his cronies and destroying America. Every Word out of his Mouth is a Lie, Every Action of his is a Disgrace, Every day he brings us down one more rung on the ladder of Destruction.
Presidential challenge coins... and we hear so little about the continuing war (news blackout). I have a challenge for the pseudo president (obama) DO YOUR JOB or better yet go back where ever you came from and let someone who is actually qualified and motivated to lead our country, while we still have a country.
Good timing for the election. Too bad he never took the time to visit the D-Day Memorial. Every other president made it to the memorial every year each was in office (for Democrats, D-Day happened during WWII). So far, Barry the Beautiful has not made it there even once. Maybe if we could convince one of the beautiful people from the Republic of Hollywood to appear, we could entice Barry.In the alternative, a golf course built around it might also do the trick.
Obama ... the arrogant amateur, is emboldening our enemies ... disrespecting our allies ... and, destroying our economy.
If there's any hope of surviving Obama ... we need a change of leadership.
Gee he visited one stone for the 10 minutes or less he was there. big deal... Don't be fooled this was a campaign thing... I know as a Gold Star Mom whose son is laid to rest in Arlington, that they DO NOT CARE about our Military living or dead..... It is a photo op only....