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Barack Obama: “Life after injury isn't about what you can't do, it's about what you can.”

On the recordApril 29, 2009
Life after injury isn't about what you can't do, it's about what you can.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride Opening Ceremony

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