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Related: About this forumJoshua Dubois: What the President secretly did at Sandy Hook Elementary School
The man's heart breaks everytime he talks about Sandy Hook. You see it in his eyes. He is haunted by what he saw. What a great heart. What a great spirit.
http://voxpopulisphere.com/2015/12/11/10733/?utm_source=dailywatercooler
Below is an excerpt from The Presidents Devotional by Joshua Dubois, the former head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Hes recounting events that occurred Sunday, December 16, 2012 two days after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and 6 adult staff members. Dubois had gotten word the day before that the President wanted to meet with the families of the victims:
I left early to help the advance teamthe hardworking folks who handle logistics for every eventset things up, and I arrived at the local high school where the meetings and memorial service would take place. We prepared seven or eight classrooms for the families of the slain children and teachers, two or three families to a classroom, placing water and tissues and snacks in each one. Honestly, we didnt know how to prepare; it was the best we could think of.
The families came in and gathered together, room by room. Many struggled to offer a weak smile when we whispered, The president will be here soon. A few were visibly angryso understandable that it barely needs to be saidand were looking for someone, anyone, to blame. Mostly they sat in silence.
I went downstairs to greet President Obama when he arrived, and I provided an overview of the situation. Two families per classroom . . . The first is . . . and their child was . . . The second is . . . and their child was . . . Well tell you the rest as you go....more
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Joshua Dubois: What the President secretly did at Sandy Hook Elementary School (Original Post)
Skidmore
Jan 2016
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Liberal Jesus Freak
(1,456 posts)1. This made me tear up.
Thanks for posting this.
Cary
(11,746 posts)2. Wish he could run again.
Cha
(305,014 posts)3. Thank you for this, Skidmore~
So sad.. and I'm so glad President Obama was there for them.