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Obama Quietly Visits Wounded Troops
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Nov 07, 2009 09:56am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | jeff Zeleny |
| News Date | Friday, November 6, 2009 03:55:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Jeff Zeleny
There were no television cameras trailing President Obama on Friday afternoon as he visited wounded soldiers and family members at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
It is a standard practice for the president – the same rule his predecessors followed – when visiting troops injured in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. For nearly two hours, Mr. Obama spent time with 19 soldiers and three families of soldiers in the intensive care unit. He also awarded two Purple Hearts.
The White House said the trip was unrelated to the massacre at Fort Hood, but the afternoon visit certainly drew more notice because of the shootings in Texas.
He did not speak to reporters when he arrived at Walter Reed.
“The president looks at these as generally private affairs,” said Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary. |
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