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The 761st Tank Battalion was an all Black tank unit that served with distinction as part of Pattons 3rd army

Speaking of "served with distinction"

#BarackObama greets #HonorFlight #veterans in surprise visit during their DC trip, ‘Tears in my eyes’

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/barack-obama-greets-honor-flight-veterans-in-surprise-visit-during-their-dc-trip-tears-in-my-eyes/ar-AA1QfeVs
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WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama surprised Honor Flight veterans who were traveling to DC from Wisconsin over the weekend to pay tribute to their military service. Obama, 64, boarded the plane full of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans on Saturday and thanked them for their sacrifices before shaking some of the visibly awestruck vets’ hands, a video he posted to his social media accounts on Veterans Day showed. “Hello, everybody,” the 44th president began. “As we approach Veterans Day, I just wanted to stop by and say thank you for your extraordinary service.”
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama surprised Honor Flight veterans who were traveling to DC from Wisconsin over the weekend to pay tribute to their military service. Obama, 64, boarded the plane full of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans on Saturday and thanked them for their sacrifices before shaking some of the visibly awestruck vets’ hands, a video he posted to his social media accounts on Veterans Day showed. “Hello, everybody,” the 44th president began. “As we approach Veterans Day, I just wanted to stop by and say thank you for your extraordinary service.”
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama surprised Honor Flight veterans who were traveling to DC from Wisconsin over the weekend to pay tribute to their military service. Obama, 64, boarded the plane full of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans on Saturday and thanked them for their sacrifices before shaking some of the visibly awestruck vets’ hands, a video he posted to his social media accounts on Veterans Day showed. “Hello, everybody,” the 44th president began. “As we approach Veterans Day, I just wanted to stop by and say thank you for your extraordinary service.”
“I had tears in my eyes,” Army veteran Joe Parr said of the trip. “I just couldn’t believe that there were that many people around who remembered us and were there to greet us. It was just unbelievable.” Capt. Mary Quigley, a retired Navy veteran who volunteers for Honor Flight, explained that “We just try to treat them with dignity that some of them didn’t get when they came home from the war.”
“I had tears in my eyes,” Army veteran Joe Parr said of the trip. “I just couldn’t believe that there were that many people around who remembered us and were there to greet us. It was just unbelievable.” Capt. Mary Quigley, a retired Navy veteran who volunteers for Honor Flight, explained that “We just try to treat them with dignity that some of them didn’t get when they came home from the war.”
“I had tears in my eyes,” Army veteran Joe Parr said of the trip. “I just couldn’t believe that there were that many people around who remembered us and were there to greet us. It was just unbelievable.” Capt. Mary Quigley, a retired Navy veteran who volunteers for Honor Flight, explained that “We just try to treat them with dignity that some of them didn’t get when they came home from the war.”
Obama then shook their hands as they disembarked from the past and gave each of them a presidential challenge coin. Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC. To all those who bravely served our country, thank you to you and your family for your extraordinary service.
Obama then shook their hands as they disembarked from the past and gave each of them a presidential challenge coin. Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC. To all those who bravely served our country, thank you to you and your family for your extraordinary service.
Obama then shook their hands as they disembarked from the past and gave each of them a presidential challenge coin. Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC. To all those who bravely served our country, thank you to you and your family for your extraordinary service.
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