War Hero's Family Denied White house Tour Because of Shorts
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SPOKANE, Wash. — The White House apologized Thursday for turning the family of a Medal of Honor recipient away from an exclusive tour last week because the late veteran's 10-year-old grandson was wearing shorts.
Vernon Baker, the last surviving black Medal of Honor winner from World War II, was buried Friday at Arlington National Cemetery after dying in July from complications of brain cancer at age 90. He belatedly received the military's top award from President Bill Clinton in 1997, after historians concluded he'd been wrongly denied because of his race.
On Saturday, his widow and grandson went to the White House for a special tour of the West Wing, which includes the Oval Office and rooms that are in use.
The staffer who was to lead the family wasn't sure whether 10-year-old Vernon Pawlik's attire — shorts and a T-shirt bearing a picture of the boy's grandfather — was considered appropriate, officials said. Another winner of the military's top award, Thomas Norris, also was turned away because he was not previously cleared for the tour.
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Vernon Baker, the last surviving black Medal of Honor winner from World War II, was buried Friday at Arlington National Cemetery after dying in July from complications of brain cancer at age 90. He belatedly received the military's top award from President Bill Clinton in 1997, after historians concluded he'd been wrongly denied because of his race.
On Saturday, his widow and grandson went to the White House for a special tour of the West Wing, which includes the Oval Office and rooms that are in use.
The staffer who was to lead the family wasn't sure whether 10-year-old Vernon Pawlik's attire — shorts and a T-shirt bearing a picture of the boy's grandfather — was considered appropriate, officials said. Another winner of the military's top award, Thomas Norris, also was turned away because he was not previously cleared for the tour.
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Sparky2U
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Imagine that. A little kid dishonoring the regal house of Obama.
The picture is the Resolute Desk, a National Treasure and look how he treats the furniture that is Not His while in the White House. Typical Chicago renter I wonder if he has Tagged the bathrooms yet. - 1 year ago
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congoboy
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Sparky2U:
probably take the fixtures when they leave
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congoboy
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UtopianSky
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Silly little narrow-minded bureaucrats.
They should be ashamed about being so conservative about how a child dresses. They need to be more liberal-minded on personal attire.
Right Congoboy? - 1 year ago
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UtopianSky
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congoboy
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UtopianSky:
uhhh yeah, that was sorta my point when i posted this one. how'd you get so shmart?
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congoboy
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UtopianSky
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congoboy:
I guess it's from being liberal.
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UtopianSky
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congoboy
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UtopianSky:
hmmmmm
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congoboy
