American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 26, 2009 – America’s troops and their families embody what’s best in the country, and the American people have a responsibility to serve them as well as the troops serve the country, President Barack Obama said this weekend during his radio address to the nation.
Obama expressed hope that the spirit of Memorial Day will extend beyond the actual holiday observance.
He said he’s committed as president to honoring the nation’s \”sacred trust\” to those who wear or have worn the uniform – a trust he conceded it hasn’t always lived up to.
\”All too often in recent years and decades, we, as a nation, have failed to live up to that responsibility,\” he said. \”We have failed to give them the support they need or pay them the respect they deserve.\”
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