Obama remembers what Fort Hood victims left behind (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Tue, 11/10/2009 - 1:24pm

U.S.<br /><br />President Barack Obama makes a statement about the shootings in Fort Hood, Texas, and on the latest employment figures released in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, November 6, 2009.<br /><br />REUTERS/Jason ReedAP - Stepping for the first time into the role of national consoler, President Barack Obama is honoring the 13 people slain in a shooting rampage by remembering what they left behind, offering personal stories about the lives they touched and the service they provided to their country.




 

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