Statement by President Obama on the One Year Anniversary of the Earthquake in Haiti

by Gary Kopycinski on January 12, 2011

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Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2011.

As we mark one year since the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, we honor the memory of the quarter of a million Haitians who were lost, along with more than one hundred Americans, many United Nations personnel and citizens from dozens of nations. We recall how Americans, civilian and military, joined with people from around the world in one of the largest humanitarian efforts ever attempted. And we continue to be inspired…