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A photo of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Corey Allen Little leans against his tombstone as volunteers place American flags at the graves of military service members at Georgia National Cemetery before the Memorial Day holiday, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Canton, Ga. Little, 25, who was expecting his first child, was one of seven Marines who died in a helicopter crash Feb. 22, 2012, while training for a deployment to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day.

In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the country must care for the loved ones the fallen leave behind. He says the country must also make sure that all veterans receive the care and benefits they have earned.

Obama says that, above all, the armed forces must have the support needed to carry out their missions at home and abroad.

In the Republican address, Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe thanks the nation for its prayers and support following Monday's deadly tornado in his home state. He recalls past natural and man-made disasters in Oklahoma and says that while the state was hard hit, "we're not knocked out."

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Online:

Obama's address: http://www.whitehouse.govRepublican address: http://www.youtube.com/gopweeklyaddress


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    Steve wrote...
    Ahhh had to cut his taxpayer paid vacation
    December 26, 2012 7:56 am
    short in order to pretend to not want higher taxes.
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    az83 wrote...
    Obama seemed unimpressed by the NRA proposal.
    December 30, 2012 10:35 am
    "I am skeptical that the only answer is putting more guns in schools," he said. "And I think the vast majority of the American people are skeptical that that somehow is going to solve our problem." "MORE" guns? The one and only gun there was the killers. Stop saying more guns when there is only ever one. Let teachers carry(more guns) and see if this crap happens. End Gun Free Zones, get kids off dangerous psychiatric drugs.
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    SurpriseMe wrote...
    Obama really doesnt care
    December 30, 2012 4:36 pm
    Obama hates kids with mental health issues and hates the parents with those kids. He doesnt care about them, only cares about protecting the "normal" kids. If Obama really cared he would offer additional assistence to those trying to raise kids with mental health issues.
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    Zapotec wrote...
    "More Guns" on the Secret Service
    December 30, 2012 5:11 pm
    are keeping Obama and his family safe. "More Guns" and more security could have prevented the Benghazi massacre. Both Democrats and Republicans agree on that. But somehow our children are undeserving of the same security. We can ban assault rifles and high capacity magazines, just as they were when Columbine occurred, and these school massacre will still happen. Someone with four 6-shot revolvers can kill just as many kids. When that happens, no doubt liberals will use the tragedy to push their anti-gun agenda some more.
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    Steve wrote...
    @Zapotec
    December 30, 2012 5:15 pm
    Well said. Ban high capacity magazines and you can still inflict the same damage by switching out "legal" mags. The Left doesn't think.
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    Zapotec wrote...
    @Steve
    December 30, 2012 5:34 pm
    And I'm starting to believe gun grabbing liberals want more of these school shootings to happens so they can further sensationalize them and push for an all out ban on firearms. At least that's what their staunch opposition to increasing school security leads me to believe.
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    Zapotec wrote...
    Disarm the secret service
    December 30, 2012 5:38 pm
    and make the White House a "gun free zone". Then we can see just how safe Obama feels in his own home!
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    Michoacan wrote...
    Gun nuts really believe that more guns on
    December 30, 2012 6:26 pm
    more hips in more places will make us all safer. There is no factual basis to support this nonsensical belief, but that's never stopped the gun nuts from repeating it.
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    Zapotec wrote...
    Here' a question for you Micho
    December 30, 2012 7:25 pm
    Do you believe a woman, who works the late shift at Denny's, who has to walk home at 3am through drug and crime ridden ghettos, should be allowed to carry a handgun concealed on her person? Does she have a right to pull that gun out and use it should she find herself in a situation that would cause great bodily harm or death? Please answer the question. No cut and pastes from studies online, no deflective insults, just an honest answer to my question.
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    Michoacan wrote...
    Yes she does.
    December 30, 2012 8:21 pm
    .