“And we shared the story of Korean War veteran Dick Shank, who made it home to that baby boy, and lived out his life -- at 84 years old, he was still roller skating -- because no war should ever be forgotten and no veteran should ever be overlooked.”

—  Barack Obama

2016, Disabled American Veterans Convention (August 2016)

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