Irish Americans for Biden Harris

THE PRESIDENT :  Thank you very much.  Please be seated.  Good morning, everybody.  Thank you, Secretary Panetta, for your introduction and for your incredible service to our country.  To General Dempsey, Major General Linnington, Kathryn Condon, Chaplain Berry, all of you who are here today -- active duty, veterans, family and friends of the fallen -- thank you for allowing me the privilege of joining you in this sacred place to commemorate Memorial Day. These 600 acres are home to Americans from every part of the country who gave their lives in every corner of the globe.  When a revolution needed to be waged and a Union needed to be saved, they left their homes and took up arms for the sake of an idea.  From the jungles of Vietnam to the mountains of Afghanistan, they stepped forward and answered the call.  They fought for a home they might never return to; they fought for buddies they would never forget.  And while their stories...

Earlier this month, US Commerce Secretary John Bryson and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar  unveiled the Obama Administration’s National Tourism and Travel Strategy – delivering on President Barack Obama ’s call in January for a national strategy to promote domestic and international travel opportunities throughout the United States. The document was the result of a Task Force on Travel & Competitiveness that President Obama called for in January 2012, to find ways to make the United States a world-leader in the travel and tourism industry.  “Tens of millions of tourists from all over the world come and visit America every year.  They stay in our hotels, they eat at our restaurants, they visit our attractions, and they help create jobs.  At a time when too many Americans are still looking for work, we need to make it easier for more people to visit this country and keep our economy growing,” said President Obama. The report was immediately hailed...

American poet Billy Collins , US poet laureate from 2001-2003, gave a reading at the home of American Ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney earlier this week in Dublin, according to the US Embassy in Dublin . Among other selections, he read his poem, Another Reason Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House . To get involved in the Obama reelection campaign, visit Barack Obama .   Follow Obama_IrishUSA on Twitter .