Obama to visit US forces hospital in Germany
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President Barack Obama will visit US soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan at the Landstuhl medical center in Germany during his visit to Europe next week, the White House said Thursday.
Obama became embroiled in a campaign flap during his 2008 White House run, when he decided not to visit the facility during his swing through Germany as part of a campaign-style trip to Europe and the Middle East.
"The President will visit wounded warriors and their families at Landstuhl Regional Medical Facility in Germany on June 5, 2009," the White House said in a statement.
The statement said Landstuhl "serves a leading and vital role in the care and recovery of personnel medically evacuated from Afghanistan, Iraq, and other forward-deployed posts within the US European Command, Central Command and Africa Command areas of responsibility," the statement said.
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