President Barack Obama Delivers Remarks at Camp Lejeune

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President Barack Obama Delivers Remarks at Camp Lejeune

PRESIDENT OBAMA DELIVERS REMARKS AT CAMP LEJEUNE, JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

[*] OBAMA: Thank you very much. Please be seated.

To General Hejlik, for the outstanding work that he is doing, thank you so much.

Good morning, Marines.

Good morning, Camp Lejeune.

Good morning, Jacksonville.

Thank you so much for the extraordinarily warm welcome. Just a few additional people I want to note are here.

Governor Bev Perdue of North Carolina, where is Governor Perdue? Stand up, please.

(APPLAUSE)

We have the new United States senator from North Carolina, Kay Hagan.

(APPLAUSE)

Members of the North Carolina congressional delegation who are here today, please stand and wave.

(APPLAUSE)

And thank you, Staff Sergeant Mink (ph), for the outstanding rendition of our national anthem.

(APPLAUSE)

I also want to acknowledge all of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. And that includes the Camp Lejeune Marines now serving with, or soon joining, the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force in Iraq, those with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground...

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