Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2013. President Obama called President Kenyatta of Kenya this morning to express condolences to the government and people of Kenya for the terrorist attack carried out by al-Shabaab yesterday on the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi. President Obama reiterated U.S. support for Kenya’s efforts to bring the[Read More…]
Day: September 22, 2013
Remarks by President Obama at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Phoenix Awards Dinner
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2013 – 9:09 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, CBC! (Applause.) Thank you so much, everybody. Please, have a seat, have a seat. Michelle and I are happy to be here with such a good-looking crowd. Everybody’s cleaning up nice. (Laughter.) Thank you to Chaka Fattah for not[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, September 22, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2013. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. James T. Wickliffchacin, 22, of Edmond, Okla., died Sept. 20 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, September 21, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 21, 2013. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. William D. Brown III, 44, of Franklin, N.C., died Sept. 19, in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat incident. The soldier’s death is under investigation. Brown was assigned[Read More…]