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Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:59 PM

Dale Griffin

Type: Person

Name: Dale Griffin

First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 28 Documents

Barack Obama

Obama breaks a presidential taboo: seeing the war dead come home

Saluting stiffly, his coat jacket whipped by a blustery wind, the commander-in-chief watched as the coffin was borne past him by six army soldiers in combat fatigues. Or, to put it another way, an American President was spending a night without sleep, ... [The Independent - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Dale Griffin, Afghanistan, Barack Obama

First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 2 Documents

Parents of Fallen Soldier Remember Their Son

Gene and Dona Griffin's son, Sgt. Dale Griffin, was killed in Afghanistan. ... [ABC News - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Dale Griffin, Afghanistan

First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 2 Documents

Sgt. Dale Russel Griffin -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez

From his hometown newspaper :U.S. Army Sgt. Dale Russel Griffin, a 1999 Terre Haute South Vigo High School graduate, died after the vehicle in which he was traveling with several other soldiers was struck by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan.Griffin, ... [National Review - 10/29/2009]

Entities: Dale Griffin, Kathryn Jean Lopez, Terre Haute South Vigo High School, Afghanistan, Virginia Military Institute

First Reported 11/11/2009 - Updated 11/12/2009 - 2 Documents

Soldier's funeral draws hundreds in Terre Haute

d. An Indiana soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan was remembered on Veterans Day as a happy-go-lucky athlete apt to burst into song at any moment who was as comfortable handing out coloring books to Afghan children as he was working out ... [Indianapolis Star - 11/12/2009]

Entities: Dale Griffin, Terre Haute South Vigo High School, Indianapolis

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 2 Documents

Dowd's Bogus Grief Deficit

It was a shockingly inaccurate statement that discredited an accomplished columnist. No matter where you stand on The New York Times editorialist Maureen Dowd's political bent, it's hard to deny her reach and talent.But in the reactionary defense of her ... [Military.com - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Maureen Dowd, Dale Griffin, Pro-Bush, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/09/2009 - 1 Documents

Vets Day parade to include Ind. soldier's coffin

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - A Veterans Day parade will also serve as a funeral procession for an Indiana soldier whose return to the country was marked by a salute from President Barack Obama.Army Sgt. Dale Griffin of Terre Haute was killed Oct. 27 by a roadside ... [Chicago Tribune - 11/09/2009]

Entities: Dale Griffin, Dover Air Force Base, Barack Obama, Improvised Explosive Device

First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/01/2009 - 1 Documents

Michelle Obama

Obama shows the difference

Michelle OBAMA had gone up to New York to watch the World Series opener with Jill Biden and Yogi Berra.The US President had dinner at the White House with Sasha and Malia. Then, shortly before midnight, he donned a dark overcoat, boarded Marine One and ... [Deccan Chronicle - 11/01/2009]

Entities: Michelle Obama, Cyrus Vance, Dale Griffin, Yogi Berra

First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 1 Documents

Honoring the Fallen or Staged Photo-Op?

Over at the Mudville Gazette, Greyhawk looks at the timing of the President's visit to Dover with regards to the timely decision he has to make on Afghanistan: ...How to turn the situation around? Some say more troops, some say change strategy, others ... [BLACKFIVE - 10/29/2009]

Entities: Dale Griffin, White House, Afghanistan

First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

A 'sobered' leader now mulls troop escalation

WASHINGTON -- President Obama said yesterday his middle-of-the-night visit to greet the remains of fallen US soldiers is "a sobering reminder" of the sacrifices of war.The president told reporters at the White House that the burden of such sacrifices ... [New York Post - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Stanley McChrystal, Afghanistan, Escalation, Encumbrance

First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 1 Documents

Military Families Visiting Dover: Statistics

When President Obama was on hand for the return of 18 fallen Americans at Dover Air Force Base last night, 14 families of the fallen were also in attendance. Their presence reflects another change that occurred when the Pentagon lifted the ban on media ... [ABC News - 10/29/2009]

Entities: Dover (Delaware, United States), Military/Armed Forces, Dale Griffin, Dover Air Force Base

First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 1 Documents

News Wrap: Iran May Not Send Uranium Abroad

In other news, Iran gave no indication it will agree to a U.N. plan to ship most of its nuclear fuel abroad for enrichment, and President Obama traveled to the military post at Dover, Del. to honor 18 American killed in Afghanistan earlier this week.JIM ... [PBS - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Iran, Uranium, JIM LEHRER

First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 1 Documents

Obama's solemn midnight mission

Salutes Afghan war casualtiesPosted: 3:19 AM, October 30, 2009DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Standing in the predawn darkness, President Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag-covered caskets while much of the ... [New York Post - 10/30/2009]

Entities: Dale Griffin, Chris Newton, Barack Obama, Virginia Military Institute, Army

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Soldier's funeral draws hundreds in Terre Haute [Indianapolis Star - 11/12/2009]
Vets parade to be part of Ind. soldier's funeral [Chicago Tribune - 11/11/2009]
Vets Day parade to include Ind. soldier's coffin [Chicago Tribune - 11/09/2009]
Dowd's Bogus Grief Deficit [Military.com - 11/06/2009]
Obama shows the difference [Deccan Chronicle - 11/01/2009]
Parents of Fallen Soldier Remember Their Son [ABC News - 10/30/2009]
News Wrap: Iran May Not Send Uranium Abroad [PBS - 10/30/2009]
Fallen Soldier's Family Speaks Out [ABC News - 10/30/2009]
Obama's solemn midnight mission [New York Post - 10/30/2009]
A 'sobered' leader now mulls troop escalation [New York Post - 10/30/2009]
Obama breaks a presidential taboo: seeing the w... [The Independent - 10/30/2009]
US sacrifice weighs on Obama after air base vigil [Yahoo! Malaysia - 10/30/2009]
Obama pays tribute to killed troops [Sky News Australia - 10/30/2009]
Barack Obama salutes fallen US soldiers [Times Online - 10/29/2009]
US sacrifice weighs on Obama after air base vigil [AFP via Yahoo! - 10/29/2009]
Obama honours Afghan war dead [Sky News Australia - 10/29/2009]
Military Families Visiting Dover: Statistics [ABC News - 10/29/2009]
Obama salutes fallen soldiers [Sunday Star Times - 10/29/2009]
The First Draft: Return from Dover [Reuters - 10/29/2009]
Break from Bush: Obama salutes coffins of war dead [Times of India - 10/29/2009]
Solemn Obama salutes 18 US coffins [Times Online - 10/29/2009]
Delaware: Obama witnesses return of war dead [Daily Telegraph Australia - 10/29/2009]
Obama witnesses return of war dead [Herald Sun - 10/29/2009]
Obama stands vigil as war dead brought home [AFP via Yahoo! - 10/29/2009]
Obama salutes dead in break with Bush [Times Online - 10/29/2009]
Obama honors fallen troops [Chicago Tribune - 10/29/2009]
First thoughts: Obama visits Dover [MSNBC - 10/29/2009]
Sgt. Dale Russel Griffin -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez [National Review - 10/29/2009]
Barack Obama meets coffins of soldiers killed i... [New Straits Times - 10/29/2009]
Obama honors fallen troops overnight [Chicago Tribune - 10/29/2009]

Blogs

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Dowd’s Bogus Grief Deficit [Defense Tech - 11/05/2009] EDITOR’S NOTE: I know it’s not “tech” but I thought I’d throw this Op-Ed I wrote your way as food for thought before I post some techy stuff later today. Hope ...
Honoring the Fallen or Staged Photo-Op? [BLACKFIVE - 10/29/2009] Over at the Mudville Gazette, Greyhawk looks at the timing of the President's visit to Dover with regards to the timely decision he has to make on Afghanistan: ...How ...
The First Draft: Return from Dover [Front Row Washington - 10/29/2009] President Barack Obama returned in the early hours from a trip to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware where he saluted the flag-draped caskets of 18 soldiers and Drug ...
Sgt. Dale Russel Griffin -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez [The Corner on National Review Online - 10/29/2009] From his hometown newspaper: U.S. Army Sgt. Dale Russel Griffin, a 1999 Terre Haute South Vigo High School graduate, died after the vehicle in which he was ...
Obama Makes Surprise Overnight Visit To Dover T... [TPM Election Central - 10/29/2009] President Obama before dawn this morning paid tribute to the 18 U.S. military personnel killed in Afghanistan Monday, making a surprise trip to Dover Air Force Base ...

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Fallen Soldier's Family Speaks Out [ABC News Video: Politics - 10/30/2009]

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