The Huffington Post website reports today (August 11, 2011) that President Obama honored the sacrifices that Muslim Americans have made for the country last night at the White House's annual Ramadan dinner.
With only one month to go before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Obama emphasized the role that Muslim Americans played in the wake of the attacks, and their contributions to the war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Muslim Americans were the first responders... the EMTs... the nurse who tended so many victims, the naval officer at the Pentagon who rushed into the flames and pulled the injured to safety," the president told about 100 guests before the meal.
Obama also paid tribute to the "brave service of our men and women in uniform, including thousands of Muslim Americans... and some who made the ultimate sacrifice."
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