Commander-in-Chief Trophy Ceremony
April 24th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
President Barack Obama strikes the Heisman pose after accepting a football from quarterback Tim Jefferson, left, during the Commander-in-Chief Trophy presentation to the U.S. Air Force Academy football team in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2012. The Air Force team beat Army and Navy teams in 2011 to claim the trophy for the 18th time.
Autograph
March 12th, 2012 | Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
President Barack Obama signs the prosthetic arm of Marine Corps Sgt. Carlos Evans after greeting wounded warriors during their tour of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2012. First Lady Michelle Obama met Evans, who was injured in Afghanistan while on his fourth combat deployment, during a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 2010. (White House photo by Pete Souza)
November 30th, 2011 | Photography The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Marine Corps Maj. Reginald McClam, a military aide to the President Barack Obama, holds onto his cover as rotor wash from Marine One generates a strong wind while landing on the South Lawn of the White House to pick up President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
SFC Leroy Petry Receives the Medal of Honor
July 13th, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Mike Morones
US Army Sgt. First Class Leroy Arthur Petry is awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony on July 12, 2011. (J.Lee / Staff)
President Barack Obama shakes the prosthetic hand of U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Leroy Arthur Petry of Santa Fe, N.M., who received the Medal of Honor for his valor in Afghanistan in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Petry lost his right hand as he tossed aside a live grenade during a 2008 firefight in Afghanistan, sparing the lives of his fellow Army Rangers. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Top Post
June 1st, 2011 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
President Barack Obama appears with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to announce at the White House’s Rose Garden the nomination of Army Chief of Staff Martin Dempsey to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Navy Admiral James Winnefeld to be vice chair of the Joint Chiefs; and Gen. Ray Odierno as Army chief of staff, in Washington, DC, May 30, 2011.
Staff Sgt. Giunta, MoH recipient
November 16th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
President Barack Obama presents Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.
President Removes Gen. McChrystal; Gen. Petraeus Takes Afghan Command
June 23rd, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
WASHINGTON – JUNE 23: U.S. President Barack Obama walks with Gen. David Petraeus, who will succeed Gen. Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan; and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, to make a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House June 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal was relieved as top commander of the U.S. Forces in Afghanistan by Obama due to disparaging comments he made of members of the Obama administration which were published in Rolling Stone magazine. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON – JUNE 23: Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander of the U.S. Force in Afghanistan, arrives at the White House for a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama June 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. McChrystal was summoned to the White House by the President after a controversial article quoting the general disparaging the Obama Administration was published in Rolling Stone magazine. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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June 29th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Cmdr. Zoe Dunning, USNR (Ret.), involved in one of the first “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” legal cases during President Clinton’s term, helps organize a protest at the White House calling for an end to the policy. The demonstration was put on by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a legal service for military personnel affected by “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” They estimate that about 265 service members have been been fired under the policy since President Obama took office – which he said would change under his administration during his election campaign.
