Remarks of Senator Barack Obama at the VFW National Convention
August 19, 2008
August 19, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 19 -- The presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., issued the text of the following speech:
Thank you, Commander Lisicki, for your leadership. Let me alsoacknowledge the leadership of Virginia Carman, the president of the VFWladies auxiliary, as well as my friend Jim Webb who will be speakinghere later today. Finally, let me thank all of the members of theVeterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America for inviting mehback to this convention . . .
Thank you, Commander Lisicki, for your leadership. Let me alsoacknowledge the leadership of Virginia Carman, the president of the VFWladies auxiliary, as well as my friend Jim Webb who will be speakinghere later today. Finally, let me thank all of the members of theVeterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America for inviting mehback to this convention . . .