President Obama pays tribute for a 'debt we will never repay.' What did you think of the President's remarks? 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 <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="0d61a0bea27b25ae90c457a04c639a85" 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> Mon, 25 May 2015 17:37:05 -0400 President Obama pays tribute for a 'debt we will never repay.' What did you think of the President's remarks? 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 <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="bb01c66ba95b23a17fd984c8123de9c3" 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> GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad Mon, 25 May 2015 17:37:05 -0400 2015-05-25T17:37:05-04:00 Response by 1LT William Clardy made May 25 at 2015 5:51 PM 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?n=694963&urlhash=694963 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Really? 1LT William Clardy Mon, 25 May 2015 17:51:28 -0400 2015-05-25T17:51:28-04:00 Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2015 5:53 PM 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?n=694965&urlhash=694965 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Anybody who finds something wrong with what he said here is clearly grasping at straws. LCDR Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 25 May 2015 17:53:30 -0400 2015-05-25T17:53:30-04:00 Response by PO3 David Fries made May 25 at 2015 5:54 PM 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?n=694967&urlhash=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". PO3 David Fries Mon, 25 May 2015 17:54:16 -0400 2015-05-25T17:54:16-04:00 Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made May 25 at 2015 6:00 PM 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?n=694984&urlhash=694984 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Great, Excellent. What I expect from a Constitutional Law Professor and President. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Mon, 25 May 2015 18:00:41 -0400 2015-05-25T18:00:41-04:00 Response by SFC Collin McMillion made May 25 at 2015 11:05 PM 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?n=695432&urlhash=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. SFC Collin McMillion Mon, 25 May 2015 23:05:19 -0400 2015-05-25T23:05:19-04:00 Response by COL Charles Williams made May 26 at 2015 12:17 AM 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?n=695549&urlhash=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> COL Charles Williams Tue, 26 May 2015 00:17:56 -0400 2015-05-26T00:17:56-04:00 2015-05-25T17:37:05-04:00