Obama surprises dozens of veterans after their plane arrives in Washington for Veterans Day
Source: CBS News
November 11, 2025 / 2:45 AM EST
Washington — It's a Veterans Day they won't soon forget. On a balmy 70-degree day in the nation's capital this past weekend, former President Barack Obama boarded an Honor Flight filled with veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars that had just touched down from Madison, Wisconsin.
"Hello, everybody," his voiced boomed over the loud speaker. "What!" exclaimed one person. Another veteran gasped, his mouth wide open. "I just wanted to say thank you," the former president continued in a moment captured on video.
Seventy-nine veterans and their families made the trip. Obama shook hands with them as they exited the aircraft and presented them with a Presidential Challenge Coin, a token to express his personal gratitude for their sacrifices.
"Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in D.C.," Obama said in a statement. "To all those who bravely served our country, thank you to you and your family for your extraordinary service. The sacrifices that all of you made to protect our country will be honored, today and every day."
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HE is doing what the guy who called them "suckers and losers" SHOULD BE doing.
Former President Barack Obama surprising, addressing dozens of Korean and Vietnam War vets after their plane arrived in Washington for Veterans Day on weekend that preceded it in 2025. The Honor Flight Networks
Former President Barack Obama greeting veteran as he departed flight with dozens of veterans that Obama surprised by greeting their plane after it arrived in Washington on the weekend that preceded Veterans Day in 2025. The Honor Flight Networks
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BRAVO, Mr. President!
I've watched the video twice and cried both times. Now THAT'S presidential!
That's what Veteran's Day should be..
A quality the current occupant of the Oval Office does not posses, and doesn't understand.
Heartwarming and touching.
TY BRDS
