SAN DIEGO ? Aboard the U.S. warship that buried Osama bin Laden?s body at sea, President Obama paid tribute to U.S. service members on Veterans Day, saying he ?could not be prouder to be an American? because of their service.
?When they come home from part of the long line of those who defended our freedom, we have a sacred trust to make sure they understand how much we appreciate what they do,? Obama said before the start of the Carrier Classic college basketball game between top-ranked North Carolina and Michigan State, on a hardwood court built on the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier
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