PHOTO of the COIN that President Obama placed at the marker of each Fallen Soldier at Fort Hood

The President's coin placed at the marker of each fallen soldier at Fort Hood
Photo of coin (front and back) here: http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2009/11/presidents-coin-placed-at-marker-of.html

http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2009/11/presidents-coin-placed-at-marker-of.html

stones on a gravesite. I found it very touching.

Are they going to secure them somehow to the marker?

.... taking a memento from the memorial of a fallen fellow soldier? Won't happen.

I didn't say they would be the ones doing it. Last I checked, almost anyone can get onto a cemetery.

.... he didn't leave them at a grave site. They were at the memorials at the Ft. Hood ceremony yesterday....



I would imagine that if the coins are not given to the families, they'll go into an archives, safe and sound. ;)

Did know it was a ceremonial marker. I thought he may of went to the Ft Hood cemetery and laid a coin by the markers out there.

...at the EXACT same time they showed it on MSNBC!

Sad day.

Did other presidents hava "a coin"?

:)

and close-up of coin with dead soldier's belongings in this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6986023&mesg_id=6986023

...there must be a build up of pollen in my office...or maybe I was cutting onions...


Honor the Life...avenge the death

From Fox, of all places.
http://whitehouse.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/10/the-commander-in-chief-pays-tribute/


November 10, 2009
The Commander-in-Chief pays tribute

President and Mrs Obama attended a memorial service today, honoring the 13 who were killed last week at Fort Hood.

Each of the victims was represented by their photo, resting below the traditional military tribute - combat boots with an inverted riffle topped with a helmet. Following his remarks, President Obama walked along the 13 pairs of boots placing the commander-in-chief's coin next to each photo.

The coin the president left, like the one below, is called a "challenge coin." According to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, the President gives one to most military members he meets - he even distributed them to wounded soldiers he met at a recent visit to Walter Reed, and laid one on each of the coffins at the dignified transfer he attended at Dover.

.... I had always wondered who's idea it was to take coin, put something special on it and make it a commemorative item. Comes from the military.

But of course THIS is 10,000 times cooler than anything you can buy from the Franklin Mint.

Well, did you? :P

and to be honest, I wish his said CIC, since they are given to service members.

I was about to go ..... um ...... no. :eyes:

But yes, the ACTUAL coins are nice. I like the border.

And the clouds on W's look like angel wings ... on purpose you think?

The black adds a nice gravitas to it. Poor Clinton's WH looks like a 1950's 'motorhotel' and the heavy clouds over Duh-bya's are nothing if not appropriate.

What do you want to bet there's already a mile-long poutrage thread on CreepRepublic about "ZOMG! Obama put BLACK on the coin! Our way of life iz deztroied!1!!1!"

Freeper outrage still possible w/blue, of course.

Then again, if he'd chosen RED... "ZOMG! Commie coins!"

his name on it and it does look classier with that blue ring around it and the whole style.

his name on it and it does look classier with that blue ring around it and the whole style.

While his looks more like the official presidential seal and that makes his look more professional. Again this is just what I think.

because he specifically warned them about that.