Commander In Chief Meets With Wounded Troops
President Obama has been visiting Europe to continue his blame America tour and took some time out of that busy schedule to meet with Wounded Warriors at Germany’s Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. The Medical Center’s mission is “to provide world class comprehensive and compassionate care to our Nation’s Warriors, their families, retirees and all other directed beneficiaries, while maintaining unit and personal readiness to meet the demands of our Nation.” It is the first stop for troops injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s also the largest American hospital outside the United States.
While at Landstuhl, President Obama presented six wounded troops with Purple Heart medals for injuries sustained in combat. One of the Soldiers, CPL Steven Baker, was wounded while on patrol in Afghanistan’s Wardak province. The Soldiers “couldn’t stop smiling” and “considered it an honor” to have the President of the United States present such esteemed medals to them.
This was Obama’s first trip to Landstuhl after canceling a trip during his campaign when complaints were raised about using the center for political purposes and in April while attending the NATO summit. But, ask the Soldiers what they thought and they’ll tell you that they were impressed that he took the time to visit with them.
Claire
June 8th, 2009 at 6:39 amHas he denounced and showed outrage yet that one of our soldiers was murdered on American soil by an Islam convert?
CJ
June 8th, 2009 at 4:14 pmNo, not yet. I wrote about this on A Soldier’s Perspective. Not only has he said nothing, but the AP is covering for him and has invented a statement on his behalf!