Obama Pauses to Remember War Dead…On the Golf Course

May 26, 2009

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From ABC News:

“I ask you to ring a bell or offer a prayer, say a silent thank you, and commit to give something back to this nation, something lasting in their memory, to affirm in our own lives and advance around the world those enduring ideals of justice, equality and opportunity for which they and so many generations of Americans have given that last full measure of devotion,” Obama said this morning at Arlington National Cemetery.

For President Obama that moment came in the middle of a round of golf at Ft. Belvoir inVirginia.

The president spent around four hours on the links this afternoon — arriving around 1:30 and leaving just before 5:30 — staying in Washington after the ceremony at Arlington instead of flying back to Camp David as he was originally scheduled.

White House aides told reporters that the president paused at 3 p.m. to observe a moment of silent prayer.

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