Puerto Rico honors President Obama with a statue along the "avenue of heroes" - story w/pics

[Kadie]

A JROTC Color Guard advances with the national flags of the U.S. and Puerto Rico, at the unveiling ceremony for two statues, each depicting a U.S. president, along the so-called "avenue of heroes" outside the Capitol building, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday Feb. 20, 2012. Puerto Rican officials unveiled bronze, life-sized statues of President Barack Obama and former President Lyndon B. Johnson, pictured in background, center. Every sitting U.S. president who has ever visited Puerto Rico is honored with a statue, dating back to Theodore Roosevelt. Obama became the eighth when he visited in June.






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February 20, 2012 2:41 PM
Puerto Rico honors Obama, LBJ visits with statues

(AP) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. President Barack Obama and former President Lyndon B. Johnson now have a permanent presence in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rican officials unveiled bronze, life-sized statues of Obama and Johnson along the so-called "avenue of heroes" outside the island's capitol building. The statues honor every sitting president who has ever visited Puerto Rico, dating back to Theodore Roosevelt. Obama became the eighth when he visited in June.

The island's representative in the U.S. Congress, Pedro Pierluisi, and other officials at the Presidents Day unveiling ceremony Monday called for greater rights for Puerto Ricans, including the right to vote for president.

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[DesertFlower]

1. that's wonderful. nt

[Lost-in-FL]

2. I wonder what Mr Fortuño is thinking right now.