They couldn’t sit down and eat a meal with the Marines but did avail themselves for photos.
Via: McClatchy DC:
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited troops Wednesday at Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay, praising them for their “incredible dedication.”
Here’s a report from the press pool with the Obamas in Hawaii:
President Obama spoke to about 580 troops and their families assembled around the tables and booths of Anderson Hall, a dining facility at Marine Corps Base Hawaii known informally as “Chow Hall.” Most of the troops are Marines, but the event was open to members of the Army, Navy and Air Force as well. Anybody who is active duty service in Hawaii was allowed to attend. The troops ate Christmas dinner earlier in the afternoon and were just clearing their trays before Obama arrived.[…]
Obama spoke for about three minutes. Then he grabbed Michelle’s hand and walked off stage and into a private room behind the stage to take pictures and meet some of the service members.
He decided to take individual pictures with all of the roughly 580 service members and their families…