Lors de son allocution d'aujourd'hui le Président a souligné que des familles de militaires ne sentaient pas que le sacrifice était suffisamment apprécié... Pourtant, j'ai toujours été impressionné par le respect affiché par les citoyens américains à l'égard de ceux qui combattent dans les troupes. Il suffit d'assister une fois à la cérémonie de la relève de la garde au cimetière Arlington pour s'en convaincre.
"But Obama did say that even as “we turn a page” away from Iraq, and Afghanistan by the end of 2014, “let us never forget that the nation is still at war.”
He said that some troops and military families “mention to me their concern about whether the country fully appreciates” them.
Obama’s Memorial Day appearance at the venerable Arlington burial grounds came four days after he declared in a major national security address that the U.S. has taken down the al-Qaida terrorist organization, particularly in the aftermath of the killing of leader Osama bin Laden, although terrorist threats remain and the country cannot afford to let its vigilance slide.
Obama spoke on a sun-splashed morning at the amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery after he placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. That was preceded by a playingof the National Anthem and followed by the placing of “Taps.”
In his speech, he said that Arlington “has always been home to men and women who are willing to give their all … to preserve and protect the land that we love.”
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