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11 November 2008 @ 03:24 pm
Today | Veterans Day w/ Tammy Duckworth  


































CHICAGO - NOVEMBER 11: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama with Gulf War veteran Tammy Duckworth to honor America's veterans on Veterans Day at the Bronze Soldiers Memorial November 11, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois, The national holiday, held on the anniversary of the end of World War I, honors all those who have served their country in the military.
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miss nicolet[info]67 on November 11th, 2008 08:29 pm (UTC)
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[info]haydn on November 11th, 2008 08:32 pm (UTC)
Oh God, the carvings watching them go as they walk away. I actually got teary-eyed looking at these.
chris jones!: obama ♠ the change we need[info]topherjones on November 11th, 2008 08:36 pm (UTC)
This made me so teary :'(
Andi: AtlA // Katara // lady of the lake[info]empath_eia on November 11th, 2008 08:39 pm (UTC)
Crying.
Kimberly: ♥ Barack Obama ♥[info]eloquentqueers on November 11th, 2008 08:40 pm (UTC)
Very sweet ♥
Tori Morris: obama -- the audacity[info]skywaterblue on November 11th, 2008 08:40 pm (UTC)
PLEASE GIVE TAMMY A JOB, BARACK.

My dad suggested Veterans Affairs, which is good but I wanted her to take over your Senate seat.
RMG[info]rmg on November 12th, 2008 12:50 am (UTC)
She wuz robbed in 2006!
ishmael[info]bombazzinedoll on November 11th, 2008 08:40 pm (UTC)
Also crying.
just heather: Obama[info]heather on November 11th, 2008 08:53 pm (UTC)
:'(
Crystal[info]crystalstarr on November 11th, 2008 08:55 pm (UTC)
Oh god I cried.

END THE WARS
deeply unfit and mostly drunk: obama flag[info]laerwen on November 11th, 2008 08:58 pm (UTC)
oh my god. ;____;
sablier_bloqué: politics - peace[info]sablier_bloque on November 11th, 2008 09:15 pm (UTC)
This is really beautiful.
High Functioning Sociopath[info]valencianbelle on November 11th, 2008 09:24 pm (UTC)
;_; *salute*
[info]jessica_leah on November 11th, 2008 09:28 pm (UTC)
I know it's really sad to be in need of mechanical limbs but can I just say how cool they are to me?

I saw a boy in Target the other day with one and I had to force myself not to stare because I didn't want to make him uncomfortable! But it was so cool to see his mechanical leg working and him all walking around all cool like.

I am lame.
litterthisheart[info]litterthisheart on November 11th, 2008 09:45 pm (UTC)
I am lame.
But not really, right? :)
liea[info]seussisms on November 11th, 2008 10:14 pm (UTC)
I admire that she doesn't try to hide them
Titanius Anglesmith[info]piebalding on November 11th, 2008 10:48 pm (UTC)
This too.
Cynthia[info]beatlescowgirl on November 12th, 2008 12:10 am (UTC)
My dad laughed when he got his latest leg (a C-leg, like Duckworth's right leg) and they tried to tell him about the various "leg-like covers" they could put on. He lets his shine through, metal rods and all ;)
Keshia Lee[info]rooibos on November 12th, 2008 12:11 am (UTC)
At first I felt that way but the more I looked at these pictures the more I felt like she's purposely showing them off. I have mixed feelings about it.
Real Talk: obamakids[info]passion4truth on November 12th, 2008 05:34 am (UTC)
Me too she is very brave
Titanius Anglesmith[info]piebalding on November 11th, 2008 10:47 pm (UTC)
As a person who's used them, I have to agree. They're fucking amazing contraptions.
Cynthia[info]beatlescowgirl on November 12th, 2008 12:09 am (UTC)
My dad has an artificial leg, and will ALWAYS talk about it (it helps that he's a tech nerd ;]). He's an above the knee amputee, and has a C-leg like Duckworth's right leg. There are many times we'd be in a store, and kids would be looking at his leg and their parents would shush them and push them away. My dad would always stop them and initiate conversation with the kids :]
Nenya Kanadka: [politics] Michelle & Barack Obama[info]nenya_kanadka on November 12th, 2008 09:48 am (UTC)
I am just amazed by her legs, for all sorts of reasons. (Future tech is awesome, and how much her life must have changed when she lost her human legs.) I am glad that we can do this now for people, and it is so *fascinating* on a technical level.
Cherie: angelina - pa205[info]milagro75 on November 11th, 2008 09:34 pm (UTC)
Very touching photos - thanks for posting.
Danielle[info]buffymars on November 11th, 2008 09:48 pm (UTC)
Oh my god, that is beautiful.
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Nicole: it's a wonderful life[info]i_luff_coffee on November 11th, 2008 09:59 pm (UTC)
Barack, you rock. I love that the secret service dude is standing back to let them have a nice solemn moment.

Canada has only one living World War One veteran left. :(
Katie[info]sassygirl on November 12th, 2008 01:22 am (UTC)
England/Britain has three. The last one remaining will have a state funeral.
Nenya Kanadka: [politics] chibi Obamas <3[info]nenya_kanadka on November 12th, 2008 10:12 am (UTC)
I heard today that the last American veteran of WWI is 107. He lives in West Virginia.
Lilian: LOLitics | Chibi Obama Family[info]ladypolitik on November 11th, 2008 10:16 pm (UTC)
God. ♥
Titanius Anglesmith[info]piebalding on November 11th, 2008 10:50 pm (UTC)
Beautiful.
Meg[info]megansync on November 11th, 2008 11:07 pm (UTC)
I love the one where she's looking up at him and smiling! She's as proud as we are! :)

Thank you for all these!
.aSh.: obama:hugs[info]missi_dee on November 12th, 2008 12:15 am (UTC)
oh, the hug.
awesome post.
The Purloined Kitten: MGS - Can't Forget[info]loves_bitch on November 12th, 2008 01:21 am (UTC)
Oh I love Tammy! She's one of the good ones out there.
LP: Buzz Kill[info]reichmarshall on November 12th, 2008 02:05 am (UTC)
Whaddaya bet some pinhead republican will wonder aloud if he's facing Mecca.
guineveredawn[info]guineveredawn on November 12th, 2008 02:27 am (UTC)
I am not American and we don't have Veterans Day in our country, but for some reason, these pics made me want to cry ....

President Obama has had that effect on me for some days now.
BeckyO: marine mom[info]beckyo on November 12th, 2008 03:13 am (UTC)
So touching. *sigh*
J[info]cut_piece on November 12th, 2008 03:16 am (UTC)
&hearts ;(
The Patriotic Earthling: [ military ] bring them home[info]orbitaldiamonds on November 12th, 2008 03:32 am (UTC)
*sniffsniffHONK*

I hope she takes over Obama's Senate seat. We need her in national politics.
Nenya Kanadka: [religion] early dawn[info]nenya_kanadka on November 12th, 2008 09:52 am (UTC)
Wow. Just wow.

Oh, Barack, Barack, please THINK before sending more people to wars. Remember what it does to people, and make sure you know what you're doing first.
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