Comments on: Obama Snubs Medal of Honor Ball

By: Ken Cronenworth

Ken Cronenworth — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:09:13 +0000

The facts are Vice President Biden attended the Medal Of Honor winners Ball. President Obama chose not to. It is on the Legion website.

By: USAF Vet

USAF Vet — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:17:20 +0000

As a Viet Nam Era U.S.A.F. vet (‘68 – ‘72) and the son of a combat wounded U.S.A. vet (Fighting 69th ‘39 – ‘45) who earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star in defense of his country, I find B.H.O.’s snub offensive and unforgiveable, as every veteran should.

This empty socialist suit will never be my President and I’m counting down the 1460 days until we can throw this anti-American Chicago socialist back to the Windy City – he’s all rhetoric and no substance anyway, so that’s a great place for him….

By: sue

sue — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:50:10 +0000

Yo, Judes,When Bush was elected in 2004 the very first ball he dropped in on was the Veterans’ Ball. Obama could of done the same thing it wouldn’t have killed him

By: just asking

just asking — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:05:52 +0000

So how do you vets feel about General Eric Shinseki (retired) being picked for Veterans Affairs Secretary?

I mean I’d rather have a President that misses the Medal of Honor Ball but doesn’t make up wars that costs about as much as the stimmulus package and wastes thousands of American lives along with many times more Iraqi lives.

But that’s just me.

By: a. mcclure

a. mcclure — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:48:55 +0000

in response to “n/a on January 23rd, 2009 11:55 am”…

to ‘were’ the US Flag is to disrespect it, so i’d HOPE you weren’t wearing it, anyway. Please reference the US Flag Code for the proper ways to display and honor our nation’s symbol.

By: John L. Baker

John L. Baker — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:10:50 +0000

The American Legion doesn’t feel snubbed? Well this member OF American Legion Post 500 and Ernie Pyle VFW Post 1120 sure as hell feels that we were snubbed.
Craig Rogberts doesn’t speak for me and doesn’t speak for the overwhelming majority of fellow members that I have spoken to.
This is simply a taste of what is to come from the “anointed one.” Whether you are Democrate or Republican you should feel deeply offended by his actions.

By: ETCS (SS/AW) Steve Jennings

ETCS (SS/AW) Steve Jennings — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:13:52 +0000

For those of us who have served our country and continue to serve, this is just another let down by the very people we have sworn to defend. Has anybody really taken the time to consider how America would really be without our military? You would no longer have the right to speak out as you do, I recomend all the people who take our freedoms and military for granted to fly to (NOT GOOGLE) and acctually visit these other places that you think we pick on or bully and live there for a while, come back when you have been humbled by the rights these men and woman have granted you through sacrifices they have made that most will never understand.

By: 1sg Ray L. Flood

1sg Ray L. Flood — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:43:44 +0000

Why is the Veterans of Foreign Wars mentioned in this artical?. I understnd when it stated other orginizations but the VFW is the Second Largest Veterans group and we actually served in combat.

If the man did not want to come to the Ball than everyone probably had a better time.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:38:11 +0000

For anyone who doubts the truth of this story, here is a link to the U.S. Department of Defense’s public website:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=24307

And, no the “Salute to Heroes” inaugural ball, honoring the living recipients of the Medal of Honor, is not the same as the other veterans ball that was canceled this year.

By: Lou

Lou — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:49:14 +0000

Thanks to Mike Mark, this barack obamaa web site sets the record straight. Barack did not attend!

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/obamablogger/gGxHPx

It is amazing how simple facts get distorted in this era of web searches.