Michelle Obama thanks the Secret Service - story w/pics

[Kadie]

Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 10/05/2011
Michelle Obama thanks the Secret Service

First lady Michelle Obama has been to many federal agencies to show her support for federal workers, but her noontime visit to one of them on Wednesday was special.

Obama went to the Secret Service headquarters to thank employees there for protecting her family.

“And one thing that the president and I always say about our work with this agency is that it is always 100 percent on point -- truly,” Michelle Obama told employees. “I mean, not just in terms of how you all do your job, but how you all make us feel. And that is important when you’re trying to live a normal life and raise a couple of girls in the White House. You all have really made us feel at home and safe, and there is no amount of thanks that I could convey that would give you a sense of how important you all are to us.

“So this visit is special for me.”

One reason it’s special, Obama said, is because “we love our detail. We love every individual .... People always ask, what is it like to have Secret Service? It’s like -- for us, it’s like having family around.”

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First lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks during a visit to the U.S. Secret Service Headquarters in Washington October 5, 2011.


U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama greets Secret Service employees after delivering remarks during a visit to the U.S. Secret Service Headquarters in Washington, October 5, 2011.


First lady Michelle Obama poses for photographers as she greets employees to thank them for their public service, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, at US Secret Service headquarters in Washington.

[bluestateguy]

1. Good relations with the Secret Service is important

Years later when they are old and grey they will write kiss and tell books and give interviews to gossipy writers.

[lunatica]

2. That's class

[BeyondGeography]

3. Beautiful all around

[Buddyblazon]

4. Obama came to our venue a few years ago...

and I spent days preparing with the Secret Service. I not only found them to be unbelievably professional...we had a lot of fun with them. They were all nice. All approachable. And I exchanged pleasant small talk with at least a dozen of them on many occasions in those few days. We talked sports...weather. I did avoid politics. But they all seemed to have a good sense of humor and knew how to act around us civies. I did notice that they could go from smiles and laughter to serious as a heart attack in the blink of an eye.


After working with them, you can easily see they are the best at what they do.