President Obama and Sgt. First Class Cory Remsburg

[Heather MC]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/23/us/politics/obama-and-a-soldier-3-meetings-and-a-lesson-in-resilience.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0

President and Soldier: 3 Meetings, and a Lesson in Resilience



WASHINGTON — Three times, mainly by chance and in very different circumstances, Sgt. First Class Cory Remsburg has met President Obama.
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Meeting No. 1 Normandy, France, was the site of the first interaction between Mr. Obama and Sergeant Remsburg, where they commemorated the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landing on June 6, 2009.
They were introduced near Omaha Beach in France in 2009, when Sergeant Remsburg was part of a select Army Ranger group chosen to re-enact a parachute drop for celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in World War II. The second meeting came less than a year later at a military hospital outside Washington, where Mr. Obama was stunned to see among the wounded troops from Afghanistan a familiar young man — now brain-damaged, a track of fresh stitches across his skull, and partly paralyzed.

The third time was two weeks ago in a private visit in Phoenix, where Sergeant Remsburg did something that neither Mr. Obama nor military doctors would once have predicted: he stood up and saluted his commander in chief.

[babylonsister]

1. Recommend, when nothing else will do. nt

[Cha]

2. Mahalo, Heather..

"Meeting No. 1 Normandy, France, was the site of the first interaction between Mr. Obama and Sergeant Remsburg, where they commemorated the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landing on June 6, 2009.

They were introduced near Omaha Beach in France in 2009, when Sergeant Remsburg was part of a select Army Ranger group chosen to re-enact a parachute drop for celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in World War II. The second meeting came less than a year later at a military hospital outside Washington, where Mr. Obama was stunned to see among the wounded troops from Afghanistan a familiar young man — now brain-damaged, a track of fresh stitches across his skull, and partly paralyzed."

Trying to find out why Sergeant Remsburg had "10 Deployments" leading up to and including 2009? Bless his heart~

PBO Obama mentioned that St Remsburg had "10 Deployments" because it's part of his history.

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3. K&R. n/t

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4. This recognition was deeply felt.

From an Army brat and a VEV

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5. Kick..!

[Cali_Democrat]

6. There's only one word to describe people attacking Obama when he mentioned Cory Remsburg

GHOULISH.

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7. DU rec...nt

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