The 1st Quarter Florida Chapter meeting will be at the LPGA golf club restaurant in Daytona Beach, FL on Saturday 28 March at 11:30. Take exit 265 off I-95. Go West on LPGA Blvd about 3 miles to the club. Their telephone number is 386-523-2044. The meeting will be hosted by Read more…
Marine Corps Combat Correspondent, Staff Sgt. Angela Mink, performs the National Anthem prior to President Barack Obamas address to Camp Lejeune troops, Feb. 28, 2009. Photo by Ena Sellers, The Globe
President Barack Obama in a speech to the Marines at Camp Lejeune.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, please be seated.
To General Hejlik, for the outstanding work that he is doing, thank you so much. Good morning, Marines.
AUDIENCE: Ooh-rah!
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, Camp Lejeune.
AUDIENCE: Ooh-rah!
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning Jacksonville. (Applause.) Thank you so much for the extraordinarily welcome. Just a few additional people I want to note are here: Governor Bev Perdue of North Carolina — where is Governor Perdue? Stand up, please (Applause.) We have the new United States Senator from North Carolina, Kay Hagan. (Applause.) Members of the North Carolina congressional delegation who are here today — please stand and wave. (Applause.) And thank you, Staff Sergeant Mink, for the outstanding rendition of our National Anthem. (Applause.)
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USMCCCA executive director Jack Paxton felt pretty strong about the Pentagon’s decision last week to permit media coverage of arriving deceased servicemembers. So he whipped out a letter to his local newspaper The Orlando Sentinel. They published hi letter on the front of the Opinion section. Here is a link Read more…