Obama attends ceremony for slain Americans
By The Week Staff | September 14, 2012
On Sept. 14, President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attend the Transfer of Remains Ceremony for the late Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans killed in Libya.
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resident Obama on Friday attended a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews to commemorate the return of the bodies of four Americans killed in the recent violence in Libya, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens. "Their sacrifice will never be forgotten," Obama said. "We will bring to justice those who took them from us." The three other victims were: Sean Smith, a State Department employee; Tyrone Woods, a former Navy SEAL assigned to provide security to State Department personnel; and Glen Doherty, another former SEAL.
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