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WASHINGTON--First Lady Michelle Obama is going to step up her support for
military families, launching a national drive on April 12--along the lines
of her "Let's Move" anti-obesity campaign--to highlight her new initiative.
Mrs. Obama is partnering with Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President
Biden; the two women have been headlining military family events since the
beginning of the Obama administration. While assisting military families has
long been in Mrs. Obama's portfolio, her speeches and events related to
obesity have overshadowed her military work--being done at a time the
nations has been in two wars--and now has a third, in Libya.
The anticipated high visibility roll-out, long in the planning, has been
delayed a month. "We've got military families. We've been laying the
foundation for that. You're going to be watching a pretty big initiative in
March," Mrs. Obama told her beat reporters on Feb. 8.
In a statement, the White House said Mrs. Obama's "initiative aims to
educate, challenge, and spark action from all sectors of our society --
citizens, communities, businesses, non-profits, faith based institutions,
philanthropic organizations, and government -- to ensure military families
have the support they have earned.
"In the days following the launch, Mrs. Obama and Dr. Biden will travel
across the country to highlight the courage and strength of our military
families, and the ability of our veterans and military spouses to strengthen
our communities. They will also meet with men and women who are taking
action, and lending a hand to those that have served our Nation."
As part of the overall push out of Mrs. Obama's enhanced military activities
, Mrs. Obama will visit West Point on May 20 to address the 2011 graduating
class of the U.S. Military Academy. |
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