President Obama walked into the area at the Pentagon where he was to lay a wreath in respect to and honor of those who died there on 9/11 while serving our country. He passed through an honor guard and he was obviously in a somber frame of mind appropriate for the occassion. The pain of that loss on 9/11 and a sense of resolve to overcome what happened ten years ago beg we show respect to the fallen, to the families of the fallen who were attending in an adjacent area and to Americans who mourn that loss ... respect to closure represented by these ceremonies as we also look forward with resolve to a better, safer future.
Were we greated by such honor and respect from the attendees nearby? Sadly, no. There was some rather boisterous applause as President Obama arrived. Some people don't seem to understand that not everything is about this president and his simply showing up somewhere. Some circumstances demand more respect and self-control.
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