Forever In Your Debt

This Veterans Day, here’s a moving portrait of the extraordinary resilience of my friend Cory Remsburg, an Army Ran… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 11, 2019

Whenever I'm looking for a source of strength and courage, I think about our veterans and their families—they inspi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) November 11, 2019

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Stories like this are a reminder of our duty, as a country and as Americans, to support every veteran—not only in w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 11, 2019

A Presidential Treat

The families of our wounded warriors don't often get a lot of fanfare, but they're serving and sacrificing right al… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 01, 2019

Military families staying at the Bethesda Fisher Houses got a treat today when former President @BarackObama delive… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Fisher House (@FisherHouseFdtn) August 01, 2019

The President’s Day At The Invictus Games

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Barack Obama turned up with Prince Harry to watch Wheelchair Basketball at @InvictusToronto to wild cheers in the c… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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ITV News (@itvnews) September 29, 2017

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The President’s Day

President Barack Obama high fives a rider after signaling the start of the Wounded Warrior Ride, on the South Lawn of the White House. The ride is held to help raise awareness of our nations heroes who battle the physical and psychological damages of war

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Early Bird Chat: President Obama On Pollution & Thought-Controlled Technology

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All Times Eastern

10:00AM: President Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

11:35AM: President Obama welcomes the Wounded Warrior Ride

12:45PM: Press Secretary Josh Earnest holds the press briefing

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The President’s Day

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President Barack Obama, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald, and Vice President Joe Biden welcome veterans participating in the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to the White House in celebration of the eighth annual Soldier Ride. The Wounded Warrior Project is a charitable organization offering programs, services and events for U.S. military veterans wounded in conflicts that have occurred in the wake of the September 11 attacks

President Barack Obama greets Army Major Bradley Zimmer

President Barack Obama greets Army Specialist Teresa-Anne Jackson

President Barack Obama greets guests after welcoming veterans participating in the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to the White House

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President Barack Obama signs the bill H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, the so-called Medicare ‘doc fix,’ in the Rose Garden at the White House

President Barack Obama reads papers at an outdoor table after signing the bill H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a Champions of Change event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC. Champions of Change highlights issues important to working families

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PeteSouza: President Obama takes the stage for the Working Families Champions for Change event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

President Barack Obama reaches back to acknowledge those on stage with him who have championed working families

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Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario reacts as President Barack Obama mentions her in his remarks

Satya Nadella CEO of Microsoft, shakes hands with President Barack Obama

Netsy Firestein reacts as President Barack Obama calls on her and mentions her work for paid family leave

That smile you give when you’re enjoying being President of the United States. Smile on, President Obama. You are awesome!

Kids ♥ The Obamas

First Lady Michelle Obama hugs a child during a Drink Up event on the South Lawn of the White House, July 22, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

President Barack Obama talks with a little girl at the Charcoal Pit restaurant in Wilmington, Del., July 17, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama holds the baby daughter of former staff members Darienne Page Rakestraw and London Rakestraw in the Ground Floor Corridor of the White House, July 1, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets a young girl after he delivered remarks on the economy at Cheesman Park in Denver, Colo., July 9, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama talks with a young girl as he and the First Lady greeted military personnel and their families during the Fourth of July celebration on the South Lawn of the White House, July 4, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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New behind-the-scenes photos from July, now posted on Flickr: bit.ly/1nNCmAs

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President Barack Obama talks with three-year-old Holden Fossum and his sisters Ayla, 8, and Alexandria, 4, during a greet with wounded warriors and their families in the East Room of the White House, July 14, 2014. Holden, Ayla, and Alexandria are the children of Staff Sergeant Brendan Fossum and wife Dana of Woodbine, Md. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets a young boy on the street in Denver, Colo., July 8, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets Make-A-Wish recipient Mariah Rivera, age 10, and her family in the Oval Office, July 29, 2014. Rivera brought the President a birthday card she made for him. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets Emmitt and Pat Smith and family, and Team 22 on the Rose Garden steps of the White House, July 29, 2104. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets the family of departing staff member Archana Snyder, Council of Economic Advisers, in the Outer Oval Office, July 3, 2014.

Night owl chat – Archaeology heals wounded warriors

One of my favorite British shows is “Time Team”. Hosted by the awesome Sir Tony Robinson (Baldrick to you “Blackadder” fans), a team of archaeologists scours Great Britain for interesting sites to excavate.

In the just completed and final Series 20, the fifth episode finds the gang excavating on a military site on Salisbury Plain. Brought in to help, Tony et. al. are seconded to an already existing excavation. And a big part of this excavation is an organization which seeks to heal wounded UK vets reintegrate and heal their psychic and physical wounds via archaeology. I found myself smiling throughout the entire episode, especially when the program’s founder explained what had helped him escape the miasma of depression in which he was sunk after his tours of duty.

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Chat on night owls.

President Obama Honors Wounded Warriors

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President Barack Obama, flanked by Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, and Vice President Joe Biden, welcome the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to the South Lawn of the White House in celebration of the seventh annual Soldier Ride.

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USA Today: Obama To Wounded Warriors: “You Inspire Us”

President Obama paid tribute Thursday to once-maimed veterans who are now racing bikes. “You inspire us,” Obama said. “You inspire the country.” The president spoke at the seventh annual Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to the White House. The event is designed to help the injured recover and to raise awareness of the challenges they face.

Some of the bikers were so badly injured they had to re-learn “the basics,” Obama said — “how to stand again, how to walk again, how to run again.” “You inspire me with your courage, your resolve, your resilience, your tenacity, your optimism,” Obama said. “It makes me proud to be your Commander-in-Chief.”

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The Coolest President EVER!

President Barack Obama makes a face as Nancy Loubin takes a picture of him at the seventh annual Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride.