U.S. soldiers, assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Task Force 3/101, celebrate a play made by their team during the Veterans Day NFL game, Houston Texans at Chicago Bears, on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, Nov. 12, 2012. Live video of the soldiers was broadcasted during game breaks. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull/Released)
Military Keeps Camp David Open, Cuts NFL, Baseball Coverage To Troops Overseas -- Washington Examiner
President Obama has visited the Navy-run presidential retreat Camp David in central Maryland only 32 times, but it is being kept open during the government shutdown for his entertainment and security at the same time the Pentagon is cutting sports coverage to hundreds of thousands of troops around the world.
A phone call to the retreat found it open, confirming a TMZ report.
Camp David is one of the most highly secure areas in the nation and provides the president with a safe haven. The president has been known to shoot skeet at Camp David, which he most recently used for his 52nd birthday, according to CBS White House Correspondent Mark Knoller.
Obama has spent just 78 days at the retreat, choosing instead to spend his weekends in Washington and hitting military golf courses, which are also being kept open during the government shutdown.
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My Comment: Here is my next scary prediction .... the next thing that they are going to cut for those who are serving overseas is the internet for personal use.
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