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Technology, imbued with wisdom, adorned by ethics, and draped in compassion, possesses the power to address complex challenges, steer positive societal change, and foster an inclusive, equitable world. – Aloo Denish Obiero	added by Aloo-Denish 4 months ago
I happened to be the welcoming committee of one, barbara answered the door draped in wallpaper — because it was Barbara Bradley Baekgaard new home and she likes to wallpaper new homes — and I said,' Welcome.' And that was it. – Patricia Miller	Found on CNN 1 year ago
They [service members] come home many of the fittest and best-trained warriors in the world, never the same. Headaches, numbness, dizziness, a cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin, one of those soldiers was my son, Maj. Beau Biden. I don't know for sure if the burn pit that he lived near, that his hooch [barracks] was there in Iraq, and before that Kosovo, is the cause of his brain cancer and the disease of so many other troops. But I am committed to find out everything we can. – President Biden	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
When they came home, many of the world's fittest and best trained warriors were never the same. Headaches. Numbness. Dizziness. A cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin. I know. One of those soldiers was my son, Major Beau Biden, we don't know for sure if a burn pit was near where his hooch was near, in Iraq or earlier than that in Kosovo, was the cause of his brain cancer, or the diseases of so many of our troops. But I'm committed to finding out everything we can. – Beau Biden	Found on CNN 2 years ago
To hear the words ‘flag-draped coffin’ and not think about the 13 Marines who lost their lives under Joe Biden’s watch, I don’t see how that’s possible. – Associated Press	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
These burn pits that incinerate waste, the waste of war, medical and hazardous material, jet fuel and so much more, and they come home, many of the fittest and best-trained warriors in the world, never the same, headaches, numbness, dizziness, a cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin. – President Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
A cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin. – Joe Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Some of them knew her. Some of them didn’t. they all walked past it. The war stories, the losses, the flag-draped coffins, the KIA bracelets the heartbreak. It’s not so distant anymore. – Mallory Harrison	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
A baby suffocated by tear gas laid to rest. Ivanka Trump and her husband draped Ivanka Trump and her husband flag on the little body. – Terry Moran	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
My feelings are basically the same as they always were, i find it disrespectful to the people who fought for this country — their coffins are draped in this flag. – Palmetto Restaurant owner David McCraw	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
I did n’t want to believe that it was really happening, but when he stepped on the flag – I just thought about all these men and women who fought for that flag that he just walked on – all these men and women who’ve come home with that flag draped over their coffin. – Alex Dunn	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Throngs of young people driving around the neighborhood in cars draped with Turkish flags at night fired occasional shots in the air. Amid concern that attacks and vandalism could spark clashes as Kurdish residents complained of delayed police responses, authorities deployed riot squads in Altindag. We just watched this havoc for two days, but if they come again, we will defend ourselves. – Cumali Tastan	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The war in some ways was really a war for family, the public culture around the war was draped in familial metaphors, a war to defend women and children from deprivation. – Andrew Huebner	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag who gives that protester the freedom to abuse and burn that flag. – Zell Miller	added by anonymous 13 years ago

Technology, imbued with wisdom, adorned by ethics, and draped in compassion, possesses the power to address complex challenges, steer positive societal change, and foster an inclusive, equitable world.

– Aloo Denish Obiero

added by Aloo-Denish
4 months ago

I happened to be the welcoming committee of one, barbara answered the door draped in wallpaper — because it was Barbara Bradley Baekgaard new home and she likes to wallpaper new homes — and I said,' Welcome.' And that was it.

– Patricia Miller

Found on CNN
1 year ago

They [service members] come home many of the fittest and best-trained warriors in the world, never the same. Headaches, numbness, dizziness, a cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin, one of those soldiers was my son, Maj. Beau Biden. I don't know for sure if the burn pit that he lived near, that his hooch [barracks] was there in Iraq, and before that Kosovo, is the cause of his brain cancer and the disease of so many other troops. But I am committed to find out everything we can.

– President Biden

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

When they came home, many of the world's fittest and best trained warriors were never the same. Headaches. Numbness. Dizziness. A cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin. I know. One of those soldiers was my son, Major Beau Biden, we don't know for sure if a burn pit was near where his hooch was near, in Iraq or earlier than that in Kosovo, was the cause of his brain cancer, or the diseases of so many of our troops. But I'm committed to finding out everything we can.

– Beau Biden

Found on CNN
2 years ago

To hear the words ‘flag-draped coffin’ and not think about the 13 Marines who lost their lives under Joe Biden’s watch, I don’t see how that’s possible.

– Associated Press

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

These burn pits that incinerate waste, the waste of war, medical and hazardous material, jet fuel and so much more, and they come home, many of the fittest and best-trained warriors in the world, never the same, headaches, numbness, dizziness, a cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin.

– President Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

A cancer that would put them in a flag-draped coffin.

– Joe Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Some of them knew her. Some of them didn’t. they all walked past it. The war stories, the losses, the flag-draped coffins, the KIA bracelets the heartbreak. It’s not so distant anymore.

– Mallory Harrison

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

A baby suffocated by tear gas laid to rest. Ivanka Trump and her husband draped Ivanka Trump and her husband flag on the little body.

– Terry Moran

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

My feelings are basically the same as they always were, i find it disrespectful to the people who fought for this country — their coffins are draped in this flag.

– Palmetto Restaurant owner David McCraw

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

I did n’t want to believe that it was really happening, but when he stepped on the flag – I just thought about all these men and women who fought for that flag that he just walked on – all these men and women who’ve come home with that flag draped over their coffin.

– Alex Dunn

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Throngs of young people driving around the neighborhood in cars draped with Turkish flags at night fired occasional shots in the air. Amid concern that attacks and vandalism could spark clashes as Kurdish residents complained of delayed police responses, authorities deployed riot squads in Altindag. We just watched this havoc for two days, but if they come again, we will defend ourselves.

– Cumali Tastan

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The war in some ways was really a war for family, the public culture around the war was draped in familial metaphors, a war to defend women and children from deprivation.

– Andrew Huebner

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag who gives that protester the freedom to abuse and burn that flag.

– Zell Miller

added by anonymous
13 years ago

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