Level Three: Honoring Our Military

“When our brothers and sisters are in need, we roll up our sleeves and get to work .” President Barack Obama, Weekly Address, November 22, 2012.

President Obama awards the Medal of Honor to Private First Class Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano, U.S. Army, and Private First Class Henry Svehla, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama attends the 65th Anniversary Ceremony of the D-Day Landings at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, 2009. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama endorses the Joining Forces Initiative, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama greets U.S. Army Ranger Sergeant First Class Cory Remsburg as she arrives in the House Chamber gallery for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks to business leaders, veterans and military spouses as part of her Joining Forces initiative, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 4th Annual “Business Steps Up: Hiring Our Heroes” event in Washington, D.C., 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Veteran's Day with veterans, service members and their families at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama greets women submariners in the Blue Room prior to a Memorial Day breakfast at the White House, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Obama attends a change of office ceremony to welcome a new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama greets U.S. soldiers at Bagram Airfield after an unannounced flight to Afghanistan, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama signs the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act at the Interior Department in Washington, D.C. 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama during a celebration of the Joining Forces Initiative at the White House, Washington D.C., 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, in support of the Joining Forces initiative, participate in a Women's History Month reception honoring retired Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught, U.S. Air Force in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., 2016. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks during the "Mayor's Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness" Joining Forces event, 2015. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Wounded warriors ride at the White House, Washington, D.C., 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden greet military spouses, relatives and friends in the Blue Room of the White House for a Mother's Day Tea, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama, with Major General Michael Linnington, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 11, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Medal of Honor ceremony for Captain William Swenson in the East Room of the White House, 2013. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama greets veteran’s families during a trip to game one of the World Series in St. Louis, MO, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama recognizes Medal of Honor honorees, from left, Staff Sergeant Melvin Morris, Sergeant First Class Jose Rodela, and Specialist Four Santiago J. Erevia, during the Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama greets Tuskegee Airmen in the East Garden Room of the White House, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen, who is serving as the National Incident Commander, and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, brief President Barack Obama about the situation along the Gulf of Mexico coast following the BP oil spill, at the Coast Guard Venice Center, Venice, LA, 2010. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama visits with wounded warriors, including Captain Jeremy Haynes, USA, and family, at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

First Lady Michelle Obama greets military families at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama greets hospital personnel in the ICU at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, 2012. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama attends the commencement ceremony at Leamy Hall at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

President Barack Obama meets with a group of Japanese American WWII veterans to congratulate them on the Congressional Gold Medal, in the Oval Office at the White House, 2014. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

 The last troops return home from Iraq at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, 2011. National Archives, Obama Presidential Library.

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