President Obama Snubs Medal of Honor Recipients

 During the post inauguration party time with all of the inauguration balls and the hoopla and the festivities the newly sworn in president can’t be expected to make an appearance at ever ball. That’s okay, it is understandable.

 But in this instance it was not okay for the new president to snub this particular ball.

the American Legion, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the Paralyzed Veterans of America, as well as other veteran’s groups, were sponsoring their gala that has coincided with the inaugural evening since Eisenhower took office in 1953. In total, nine presidents and 56 years have gone by, and each inaugural evening the new president arrived to thank the veterans and Medal of Honor recipients in attendance. As one of the “unofficial” balls, it meant quite a bit to have the president show up and make an appearance.

 President Obama became the first president ever to miss the Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball since it’s inception. And it is unforgivable. This man is now the commander-in-chief and to show such a disregard to the veterans who have earned the nation’s highest honor is just despicable. Especially when you consider who he would rather have been seen with:

To forgo a tradition of greeting the veterans who’ve received the highest honor in order to attend galas featuring Hollywood elites was just a bit too much to bear.

 This man doesn’t appreciate the veterans that he now commands and these veterans, and many civilian Americans who still do appreciate the military, are not happy about not only this slight but others.

The new president’s perceived “slights” against the military havemade veterans and military members quite sensitive to how President Obama treats them. From calling for a pullout from Iraq during the campaign to forgoing a visit to injured GWOT vets in Germany.

Even in his inaugural address to the nation, he mentioned the sacrifices of veterans of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, but failed to mention (or deliberately ignored) the veterans of our current sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan. That gives more credence to the feeling that he just no longer cares about the sacrifices being made on behalf of our country and the service that so many Americans have made over the years.

 President Obama still has allot to learn about our men and women in uniform, those that are willing to fight and die for our country. Some day he may have to call upon them. Maybe then he will appreciate them. For now a simple apology would be a start.