President Barack Obama. Official White House photo by Pete Souza
The President will meet with Marines and their families
By Brian Park
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Camp Pendleton next week, a White House official said Wednesday.
Obama will visit the base Wednesday, August 7 to speak with Marines and their families to “thank them for their extraordinary service to our nation,” according to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney.
Camp Pendleton was informed of the President’s visit Wednesday, according to Cpl. Michael Iams.
The visit to Pendleton is one of three scheduled stops the President will make in two days, according to Carney.
On Tuesday, August 6, Obama will be in Phoenix to give a speech on housing and home ownership for the middle class. That afternoon, Obama will travel to Burbank to tape an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”