Brian Jopek

Obama Defies Family by Wearing Bracelet

Updated belowSen. Barack Obama pointed to a bracelet that he wears in last Friday's first presidential debate with Sen. John McCain. The bracelet was given to Obama by the mother of fallen Sgt. Ryan Jopek in February of this year and bears his name. Obama first referred to the bracelet after he won the Wisconsin Democratic primary, and has worn it and mentioned Sgt. Jopek occasionally throughout the campaign. Obama's mention of Jopek during the debate was to counter Sen. McCain's mention of his own bracelet, given to him by the mother of a fallen soldier Matthew Stanley."I've got a bracelet, ...

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