First lady Michelle Obama hugs a veteran as Dr. Jill Biden greets other veterans at the James J. Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center.
First Lady Michelle Obama swooped into New York on Wednesday to catch the legends of Yankee Stadium, but first she took time to honor some real heroes: Wounded U.S. veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Obama spoke at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, where she visited with vets along with Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of the vice president, in advance of last night’s World Series Game 1 match-up between the Yanks and the Philadelphia Phillies.
The First Lady’s message: We can all do a little something to honor the men and women in the U.S. military. And please, she emphasized, don’t forget the families they often have to leave behind while serving overseas. Read more..
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