A Beloved Commander-In-Chief

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Kids Love President Obama

President Barack Obama leans over to allow Caleb Edwin, right, touch his hair during his visits to a first grade classroom at Gen. Clarence Tinker elementary school at MacDill Air Force Base

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President Barack Obama reaches over to touch the spiked hair on Blake Diego, during his visits to a first grade class at Gen. Clarence Tinker elementary school at MacDill Air Force Base

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President Obama At MacDill Air Force Base

 President Barack Obama speaks at US Central Command (CentCom) at MacDill Air Force Base

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President Barack Obama sits next to Commander of Central Command Gen. Lloyd Austin III during in a briefing from top military leaders while at U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida

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"Osama bin Laden is no more. Because of you, the core al Qaeda leadership in Afghanistan & Pakistan has been decimated" —Obama to our troops

— WH Live (Archived) (@WHLive44) September 17, 2014

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"I will not commit you, and the rest of our Armed Forces, to fighting another ground war in Iraq." —President Obama to our troops

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 17, 2014

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President Barack Obama participates in a briefing from top military leaders while visiting U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base. From L-R are: United States Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco, National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Obama, Commander of Central Command Gen. Lloyd Austin III and U.S. Special Operations Commander Joseph Votel.

President Barack Obama greets members of the military upon his arrival at MacDill Air Force Base

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"In three months, our combat mission will be over in Afghanistan & our war in Afghanistan will come to a responsible end." —President Obama

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 17, 2014

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"On behalf of the American people, I want to thank all of you for your service." —President Obama to troops at MacDill Air Force Base

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 17, 2014

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Obama greets troops after making remarks at U.S. Central Command @ MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa. pic.twitter.com/mpaCorEnhZ

— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) September 17, 2014

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President Barack Obama greets Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of U.S. Central Command, as he arrives at MacDill Air Force Base

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"When the world is threatened, when the world needs help, it calls on America." —President Obama: http://t.co/b4tqL36eMn

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 17, 2014

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"We support you. We’re proud of you. We stand in awe of your skill and your service." —President Obama to our men and women in uniform

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) September 17, 2014

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President Barack Obama touches the spiked hair style of a child while visiting the Clarence Tinker elementary school children while at MacDill Air Force Base