Barack Speaks to Coloradans about Service
July 3, 2008
Today, two days before what many consider to be the most patriotic day of the year, Senator Obama gave a speech in Colorado Springs, highlighting the importance of service and each person’s responsibility to take an active role in their community.
Cori, a graduate of Colorado State University and a Colorado Springs local, introduced the Senator, sharing with the audience why she had chosen to get involved with the campaign:
I recently became engaged to a wonderful soldier in the United States Army who is soon going to be deployed for his second tour of duty in Iraq. I am immensely proud of my fiance and his service to our country. Many of us have friends and loved ones serving overseas and I know it is easy to feel scared and isolated. However, I have found the best comfort and solace in knowing that not only military families are supporting my fiance’s service to our country but so is the next president of the United States.
Cori spoke about the important role that service plays in the lives of Coloradans and all Americans and explaining why Senator Obama expects us to give back to our country:
Whether it’s Colorado Springs’ brave men and women in uniform serving overseas or Americorps volunteers in Denver working in inner-city schools or Peacecorps volunteers from Grand Junction bringing much needed relief to a community abroad, he knows that working together we can strengthen our local communities, change the country and face common challenges we face here at home and around the world.
I believe that Senator Obama is not only the leader who will bring my soldier home safely, but the one who has already brought people together from all over the country through all walks of life to make it clear that we have a hand a hand in our future and you should too. I believe that we can rely on him. I believe that we can respect him because he respects us and all those who serve us.
People traveled from across the state to hear Senator Obama’s speech, many of whom had been actively serving their country — whether they are involved through Teach for America, a branch of the military, or helping their community on a local level.
Tom traveled from Golden to hear the Senator’s speech and said he was supportive of the Senator’s message of serving our country:
He wants us involved and all this ground up effort is the key to this…The people of America are hungry for something like this, so I know that there are going to be millions who take him up on his challenge… you want to be in the military, you want to serve your country, you want to be a teacher, you want to go to inner city schools. We will help you. What a fantastic two way street it is, in a time when Washington has been a one way street, a street away from us.
Here’s a video of other Coloradans talking about Senator Obama and what service means to them:
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