Fort Hood Memorial Service

Nov 10, 2009

Fort Hood

President Obama military leaders, and clergy delivered remarks at a memorial service for the 13 people killed in a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 4. President Obama praised the victims for their service and said that the legacy of the dead will live beyond their "incomprehensible" slayings. The boots, helmets and rifles and service .. Read More
President Obama military leaders, and clergy delivered remarks at a memorial service for the 13 people killed in a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on November 4. President Obama praised the victims for their service and said that the legacy of the dead will live beyond their "incomprehensible" slayings. The boots, helmets and rifles and service photographs of the slain soldiers were lined up before the podium where President Obama spoke, and family members of the dead wore white ribbons as they were escorted to seats at the ceremony.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
01:01:36 Obama, BarackPresident

To the Fort Hood community; to Admiral Mullen; General Casey; General Cone; Secretary McHugh; Secretary...

01:02:28 Obama, BarackPresident

This is a time of war. Yet these Americans did not die on a foreign field of battle. They were killed...

01:02:58 Obama, BarackPresident

For those families who have lost a loved one, no words can fill the void that's been left. We knew...

01:03:22 Obama, BarackPresident

But here is what you must also know: Your loved ones endure through the life of our nation. Their...

01:04:01 Obama, BarackPresident

Neither this country -- nor the values upon which we were founded -- could exist without men and women...

01:04:17 Obama, BarackPresident

Chief Warrant Officer Michael Cahill had served in the National Guard and worked as a physician's...

01:04:36 Obama, BarackPresident

Major Libardo Eduardo Caraveo spoke little English when he came to America as a teenager. But he...

01:04:57 Obama, BarackPresident

Staff Sergeant Justin DeCrow joined the Army right after high school, married his high school sweetheart,...

01:05:16 Obama, BarackPresident

After retiring from the Army as a major, John Gaffaney cared for society's most vulnerable during...

01:05:36 Obama, BarackPresident

Specialist Frederick Greene was a Tennessean who wanted to join the Army for a long time, and did...

01:05:52 Obama, BarackPresident

Specialist Jason Hunt was also recently married, with three children to care for. He joined the Army...

01:06:10 Obama, BarackPresident

Staff Sergeant Amy Krueger was an athlete in high school, joined the Army shortly after 9/11, and...

01:06:30 Obama, BarackPresident

Private First Class Aaron Nemelka was an Eagle Scout who just recently signed up to do one of the...

01:06:50 Obama, BarackPresident

Private First Class Michael Pearson loved his family and loved his music, and his goal was to be a...

01:07:09 Obama, BarackPresident

Captain Russell Seager worked as a nurse for the VA, helping veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress....

01:07:29 Obama, BarackPresident

Private Francheska Velez, daughter of a father from Colombia and a Puerto Rican mother, had recently...

01:07:48 Obama, BarackPresident

Lieutenant Colonel Juanita Warman was the daughter and granddaughter of Army veterans. She was a...

01:08:06 Obama, BarackPresident

Private First Class Kham Xiong came to America from Thailand as a small child. He was a husband and...

01:08:25 Obama, BarackPresident

These men and women came from all parts of the country. Some had long careers in the military. Some...

01:08:58 Obama, BarackPresident

For that same spirit is embodied in the community here at Fort Hood, and in the many wounded who are...

01:09:16 Obama, BarackPresident

One young soldier, Amber Bahr, was so intent on helping others, she did not realize for some time...

01:09:44 Obama, BarackPresident

It may be hard to comprehend the twisted logic that led to this tragedy. But this much we do know...

01:10:11 Obama, BarackPresident

These are trying times for our country. In Afghanistan and Pakistan, the same extremists who killed...

01:10:38 Obama, BarackPresident

As we face these challenges, the stories of those at Fort Hood reaffirm the core values that we are...

01:11:25 Obama, BarackPresident

We are a nation that endures because of the courage of those who defend it. We saw that valor in...

01:11:40 Obama, BarackPresident

We are a nation of laws whose commitment to justice is so enduring that we would treat a gunman and...

01:11:51 Obama, BarackPresident

We're a nation that guarantees the freedom to worship as one chooses. And instead of claiming God...

01:12:03 Obama, BarackPresident

We're a nation that is dedicated to the proposition that all men and women are created equal. We...

01:12:33 Obama, BarackPresident

Tomorrow is Veterans Day. It's a chance to pause, and to pay tribute -- for students to learn the...

01:12:57 Obama, BarackPresident

For history is filled with heroes. You may remember the stories of a grandfather who marched across...

01:13:26 Obama, BarackPresident

We need not look to the past for greatness, because it is before our very eyes.

01:13:33 Obama, BarackPresident

This generation of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen have volunteered in the...

01:14:23 Obama, BarackPresident

In today’s wars, there's not always a simple ceremony that signals our troops’ success -- no surrender...

01:15:08 Obama, BarackPresident

Here, at Fort Hood, we pay tribute to 13 men and women who were not able to escape the horror of war,...

01:15:27 Obama, BarackPresident

Long after they are laid to rest -- when the fighting has finished, and our nation has endured; when...

01:16:04 Obama, BarackPresident

So we say goodbye to those who now belong to eternity. We press ahead in pursuit of the peace that...

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