What was the Kay- son reference in the speech

zippy890

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Tue Jan-20-09 02:28 PM
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What was the Kay- son reference in the speech

I'm thinkin a Vietnam battle reference , but hoth sure

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Richardo

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Tue Jan-20-09 02:29 PM
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1. Khe Sanh

Edited on Tue Jan-20-09 02:29 PM by Richardo

Yes.

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nsd

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Tue Jan-20-09 02:29 PM
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2. Khe Sanh

Battle of Khe Sanh

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hedgehog

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Tue Jan-20-09 02:29 PM
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3. Khe San

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khe_Sanh

I feel old now.

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Occam Bandage

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Tue Jan-20-09 02:29 PM
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4. Khe Sanh, and yes.

Edited on Tue Jan-20-09 02:30 PM by Occam Bandage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khe_Sanh

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kenny blankenship

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Tue Jan-20-09 02:29 PM
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5. Khe Sanh

northern Marine garrison in the way of the N. Vietnamese army during the Tet offensive. Besieged for a horrible length of time.

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Clio the Leo

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Tue Jan-20-09 02:31 PM
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6. Gotta love how there was NO mention of......

Edited on Tue Jan-20-09 02:32 PM by Clio the Leo

... either Iraq war.

I'm not even sure that 'nam should be raised to the level of "protecting our freedom" that the other wars clearly were, but the Gulf War and that crap that's happening now CLEARLY were not.

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SidneyCarton

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Tue Jan-20-09 02:54 PM
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8. It's not what the battle was fought for...

but what the men who served believed they were fighting for. President Obama invoked ideals in his speech, and in mentioning Khe Sanh he was acknowledging the patriotism and sacrifice of those who served our nation, even if the war in which they fought was unjust.

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nyc 4 Biden

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Tue Jan-20-09 02:39 PM
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7. Boy, Wikipedia sure updates fast.

Edited on Tue Jan-20-09 02:39 PM by nyc 4 Biden

From the bottom of the Khe Sanh page

"On January 20, 2009, during his inaugural address as the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama referred to Khe Sanh as one of the historical battlefields that have shaped U.S. History: "For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.""

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khe_Sanh

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