Obama: Nation must do more for fallen heroes

May 25, 2013 @ 11:25 am


A photo of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Corey Allen Little leans against his tombstone as volunteers place American flags at the graves of military service members at Georgia National Cemetery before the Memorial Day holiday, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Canton, Ga. Little, 25, who was expecting his first child, was one of seven Marines who died in a helicopter crash Feb. 22, 2012, while training for a deployment to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman) | Zoom

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day.

In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the country must care for the loved ones the fallen leave behind. He says the country must also make sure that all veterans receive the care and benefits they have earned.

Obama says that, above all, the armed forces must have the support needed to carry out their missions at home and abroad.

In the Republican address, Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe thanks the nation for its prayers and support following Monday's deadly tornado in his home state. He recalls past natural and man-made disasters in Oklahoma and says that while the state was hard hit, "we're not knocked out."

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Online:

Obama's address: http://www.whitehouse.govRepublican address: http://www.youtube.com/gopweeklyaddress


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  • CH wrote...
    There won't be any GOP by 2016 . . . .
    January 5, 2013 6:48 pm
    they blanked themselves in their shorts.
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  • HPD 5-0 wrote...
    Just in time to invade Syria and Iran...
    January 12, 2013 12:18 pm
    .....I mean the "Nobel Peace Prize winner" sure does like killing people w/ drones.
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  • CH wrote...
    sure does like killing people w/ drones -
    January 13, 2013 9:10 am
    and your answer would be send in troops to get killed? what was your daft number again? get your WW1 helmet and report to the front line.
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  • CH wrote...
    What's a daft?
    January 14, 2013 7:56 am
    ask a three year old.
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  • CH wrote...
    King Obama to hold last news conference of first term -
    January 14, 2013 7:58 am
    hope he tell the republicans they are number one!! with the middle finger!!
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  • HPD 5-0 wrote...
    "demands"
    January 14, 2013 8:19 am
    Well you know what, Barry? I DEMAND you stop f*#cking w/ my grand kid's futures, ya jackwagon!!!! STOP BORROWING AND SPENDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • CH wrote...
    zero-zero -
    January 17, 2013 8:32 pm
    you need to back up one president for that statement!!
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  • CH wrote...
    King Obama to tackle gun violence -
    January 19, 2013 6:42 am
    Executive Order style!!
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  • C"mon Man wrote...
    Starting at 10:30 am
    January 21, 2013 11:31 pm
    Will stay in campaign mode and re-distribute wealth and deflect blame, and tell Bill Gates, Paul Allen,Jeff Bezos,Bill Boeing,The Nordstrom and Clapp family:" You did not build that!"
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  • CH wrote...
    " You did not build that!" Bill Boeing -
    January 22, 2013 8:29 am
    well maybe he did. 787!
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