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Barack Obama: This Memorial Day and every day, let us be true and meet that promise. Let it be our task every single one of us to…

On the recordMay 26, 2013
This Memorial Day and every day, let us be true and meet that promise. Let it be our task every single one of us to honor the strength and the resolve and the love these brave Americans felt for each other and for our country.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama emphasizes the importance of honoring veterans on Memorial Day.

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