Barack Obama: “Your life will never be the same, but that doesn't mean you can't go…”

On the recordAugust 9, 2013

Your life will never be the same, but that doesn't mean you can't go on to do amazing things with the second chance you were given.

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Remarks to the Disabled American Veterans National Convention in Orlando

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