Barack Obama: “You are the backbone of the greatest nation on Earth, and you will…”

On the recordDecember 14, 2014

You are the backbone of the greatest nation on Earth, and you will always be that.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks to United States Troops and Department of Defense Personnel at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

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