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POTUS heads to Dover Air Force Base To Honor Fallen Soldiers
Thank you,
Bob
Secret trip
The unannounced trip began around midnight and was expected to have the president back at the White House before dawn on Thursday.
A wartime president of two inherited conflicts, Obama is winding down U.S. involvement in Iraq, but the troubled war in Afghanistan is only widening. His dramatic visit to witness remains of the fallen comes as he weighs whether to send more troops into the Afghan war zone.
The White House kept Obama's plans off his schedule, informing a small group of traveling reporters in advance on condition of secrecy.
Obama was expected to observe a somber moment on the tarmac of the base without public comment.
Peace.
Soon.