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cal04

(41,505 posts)
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 09:10 AM Nov 2015

Weekly Address: Giving Veterans their Chance

Source: White House

In this week's address, President Obama honored our nation’s veterans, who have served and sacrificed in defense of our country. This past week, Americans came together on Veterans Day to pay tribute to those men and women in uniform who have risked their lives to protect our freedom.

In recent years we’ve worked to reduce the veterans’ unemployment rate to 3.9 percent and slash the disability claims backlog at the VA by nearly 90 percent from its peak. But there is still more that can be done. Since day one of his Administration, the President has remained committed to serving the brave men and women who have served us. And in his address, he reminded us that we all have a role to play in ensuring that veterans have the opportunities and support they deserve.







Read more: https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/11/14/weekly-address-giving-veterans-their-chance
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Weekly Address: Giving Veterans their Chance (Original Post) cal04 Nov 2015 OP
K&R BumRushDaShow Nov 2015 #1
Hi BumRushDaShow cal04 Nov 2015 #2
Oh sure BumRushDaShow Nov 2015 #3

BumRushDaShow

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1. K&R
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 11:01 AM
Nov 2015

And thanks for the weekly posting!

Before they aired it on the radio here this morning, the broadcaster interestingly noted that this address "had been recorded before the Paris attacks". I do expect that the address was done as part of the observance of Veteran's Day (Armistice Day) this past week.

BumRushDaShow

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3. Oh sure
Sat Nov 14, 2015, 01:12 PM
Nov 2015

and actually I would say he definitely records "all" since these come with a video! I was just surprised that the station made note of this week's address... I guess thinking people listening might have expected something to reflect the immediate current events.

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