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White House Deputy Assistant to the President and Communications Director for the First Lady
Jun 10, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
FYI thread on the @FLOTUS schedule and activities during the G7 Leaders’ Summit: Yesterday, at @RAFMildenhall, the First Lady spoke about the importance of supporting military families, calling it a “national security imperative,”...1/6 and thanked the US service members and their families for being our “ambassadors to the world.” She also hosted a roundtable with US military spouses who are focusing on the wellbeing and emotional health of service members and their families. 2/6
May 29, 2021 19 tweets 8 min read
Members of @FLOTUS staff and our families gathered at Arlington Cemetery’s Section 60 this morning with the @TMFoundation, as part of #TheHonorProject, which unites communities to honor and remember our fallen heroes. My 6 yr old son joined us, dressing himself in a suit & tie to “honor the troops.” We laid the wooden flags in Sec. 60, & I was mindful that so many had birth years close to my own, those who also came of age around 9-11. I will never forget their sacrifice & their service.