President Obama In Section 60

5:19 pm EST November 12th, 2009 | News | 6 Comments

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He didn’t introduce himself. He didn’t have to.

President Obama simply stuck out his hand and asked for my name as he stepped toward me amid a bone-chilling drizzle in the Gardens of Stone.

This was Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery. I wasn’t there as a reporter, but to visit some friends and family buried there when Obama made an unscheduled stop – a rare presidential walk among what Lincoln called America’s ‘honored dead’ – after laying a Veterans Day wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

What I got was an unexpected look into the eyes of a man who intertwined his roles as commander in chief and consoler in chief on a solemn day filled with remembrance and respect for sacrifices made – and sacrifices yet to be made.

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6 Responses to “President Obama In Section 60”

  1. Rheinhard says:
    November 12, 2009 at 6:13 pm

    Obviously this guy didn’t get the memo, Obama would never think of meeting with troops without cameras in tow, and treats soldiers like losers with PTSD.

  2. Marco says:
    November 12, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    I am sure he’ll be blamed for somethin’.

  3. WhiteWhale says:
    November 12, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    I go to visit my dad’s grave in Arlington at least once a year and while crowded at certian points there isn’t that much fan fare which is especially nice. Good to see our President doesn’t have that much pretense attached to himself.

  4. jr says:
    November 12, 2009 at 6:36 pm

    “what was Oliver Willis doing in the afternoon writing this”-Kathy Shaidle

  5. joaquin says:
    November 13, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    In the words of Shaq: Ho’d his ass taste?

  6. Duros62 says:
    November 14, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    What the fuck, joaquin? What a dick thing to say.
    If you got nothing, just stay shut up.