GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 694942 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-43139"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fpresident-obama-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay-what-did-you-think-of-the-president-s-remarks%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=President+Obama+pays+tribute+for+a+%27debt+we+will+never+repay.%27++What+did+you+think+of+the+President%27s+remarks%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fpresident-obama-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay-what-did-you-think-of-the-president-s-remarks&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0APresident Obama pays tribute for a &#39;debt we will never repay.&#39; What did you think of the President&#39;s remarks?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/president-obama-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay-what-did-you-think-of-the-president-s-remarks" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="24c242a71853f88cba193d89bee493ca" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/043/139/for_gallery_v2/imrs.wdp"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/043/139/large_v3/imrs.wdp" alt="Imrs" /></a></div></div>President Obama marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery and thanking American soldiers and their families for sacrifices made from World War II through the war in Afghanistan.<br /><br />Obama said it was “a debt we will never repay.”<br /><br />Now in his seventh year in office, Obama -- who first campaigned for the presidency vowing to end U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan -- has brought home the bulk of U.S. forces and hailed this Memorial Day as “the first time in 14 years the U.S. is not engaged in a major ground war.”<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/25/obama-at-arlington-on-memorial-day-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay/">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/25/obama-at-arlington-on-memorial-day-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/014/633/qrc/04767394.jpg?1443042960"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/25/obama-at-arlington-on-memorial-day-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay/">Obama at Arlington on Memorial Day pays tribute for a ‘debt we can never fully repay’</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> President Obama pays tribute for a 'debt we will never repay.' What did you think of the President's remarks? 2015-05-25T17:37:05-04:00 GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 694942 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-43139"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fpresident-obama-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay-what-did-you-think-of-the-president-s-remarks%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=President+Obama+pays+tribute+for+a+%27debt+we+will+never+repay.%27++What+did+you+think+of+the+President%27s+remarks%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fpresident-obama-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay-what-did-you-think-of-the-president-s-remarks&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0APresident Obama pays tribute for a &#39;debt we will never repay.&#39; What did you think of the President&#39;s remarks?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/president-obama-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay-what-did-you-think-of-the-president-s-remarks" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="13cc2f986b932f2d211c754ee45d5c07" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/043/139/for_gallery_v2/imrs.wdp"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/043/139/large_v3/imrs.wdp" alt="Imrs" /></a></div></div>President Obama marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery and thanking American soldiers and their families for sacrifices made from World War II through the war in Afghanistan.<br /><br />Obama said it was “a debt we will never repay.”<br /><br />Now in his seventh year in office, Obama -- who first campaigned for the presidency vowing to end U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan -- has brought home the bulk of U.S. forces and hailed this Memorial Day as “the first time in 14 years the U.S. is not engaged in a major ground war.”<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/25/obama-at-arlington-on-memorial-day-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay/">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/25/obama-at-arlington-on-memorial-day-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/014/633/qrc/04767394.jpg?1443042960"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/05/25/obama-at-arlington-on-memorial-day-pays-tribute-for-a-debt-we-will-never-repay/">Obama at Arlington on Memorial Day pays tribute for a ‘debt we can never fully repay’</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"></p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> President Obama pays tribute for a 'debt we will never repay.' What did you think of the President's remarks? 2015-05-25T17:37:05-04:00 2015-05-25T17:37:05-04:00 1LT William Clardy 694963 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Really? Response by 1LT William Clardy made May 25 at 2015 5:51 PM 2015-05-25T17:51:28-04:00 2015-05-25T17:51:28-04:00 LCDR Private RallyPoint Member 694965 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Anybody who finds something wrong with what he said here is clearly grasping at straws. Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2015 5:53 PM 2015-05-25T17:53:30-04:00 2015-05-25T17:53:30-04:00 PO3 David Fries 694967 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Too bad it's all about the photo op for politicians these days. <br />To quote GoT; "words are wind". Response by PO3 David Fries made May 25 at 2015 5:54 PM 2015-05-25T17:54:16-04:00 2015-05-25T17:54:16-04:00 PO1 William "Chip" Nagel 694984 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Great, Excellent. What I expect from a Constitutional Law Professor and President. Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made May 25 at 2015 6:00 PM 2015-05-25T18:00:41-04:00 2015-05-25T18:00:41-04:00 SFC Collin McMillion 695432 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I too think this is just a photo op, something that is only to him what is expected of him as the Presidents before him. After all he has done to destroy this country, I simply cannot believe his sincerity. Response by SFC Collin McMillion made May 25 at 2015 11:05 PM 2015-05-25T23:05:19-04:00 2015-05-25T23:05:19-04:00 COL Charles Williams 695549 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>He says what he has to say as Commander in Chief. I don't think he likes or respects the military. <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="452047" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/452047-gysgt-wayne-a-ekblad">GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad</a> Response by COL Charles Williams made May 26 at 2015 12:17 AM 2015-05-26T00:17:56-04:00 2015-05-26T00:17:56-04:00 2015-05-25T17:37:05-04:00