Wednesday, October 1, 2014

TAPS Honors Hillary Clinton

TAPS.Org honored Hillary in New York this evening with its Lifetime Service Award. 


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Hillary Clinton Gets Close, Candid With Military Families


The event, honoring the families of fallen veterans, was Clinton’s most intimate, unguarded public appearance since leaving State. “I’m so sorry. I’m so, so sorry.” posted on Oct. 1, 2014, at 9:50 p.m.


Hillary Clinton greets the families of fallen soldiers at an awards program in New York City for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors. Twitter / Shushannah Walshe / Via Twitter: @shushwalshe
Hillary Clinton looked down at the photo of the man in uniform.

A woman had emerged from the crush of people around the former secretary of state to present her with the picture of a young man — her son. Other mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers gathered around Clinton as she eyed the photo at a veterans event on Wednesday night in New York City’s Herald Square.

“This is my son, who committed suicide,” the woman told Clinton.

“This is his year anniversary. Thirty-five.”

“I’m so sorry,” Clinton said. “I’m so, so sorry.”

She held the woman’s hand, held her elbow, rubbed her arm.

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