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First Lady Michelle Obama Visits Military Families at the Fisher House and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

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By Captain Todd Veazie

First Lady Michelle Obama Participates in a pre-Easter Celebration with Military Families at the Fisher House in Bethesda, Maryland

First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Fisher House at Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, to celebrate Easter early with military families. Accompanied by First Dog, Bo, and an Easter basket full of cookies, the First Lady decorated Easter cards with military children.

First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a pre-Easter celebration with military families and children at the Fisher House, located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., March 20, 2013. As part of her Joining Forces initiative, the First Lady visited The Fisher House, a program that supports military families by welcoming them to stay at the House while their loved one receives specialized medical care. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

In her work with Joining Forces, Mrs. Obama applauds organizations which aid active and veteran service members and military families. “The Fisher Houses, as you all know, are just so important to families who are recuperating,” said the First Lady in her remarks. “And all around the country, they are as beautiful and as welcoming and as comforting as you guys are experiencing here.”

The Fisher House is a program established to assist families in need and to ensure that they are provided with the comforts of home in a supportive environment while their loved ones receive care.

Mrs. Obama invited the participating families to this year’s Easter Egg Roll, which takes place on the South Lawn of the White House.

Following her visit with the military families at the Fisher House, Mrs. Obama visited wounded warriors at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

CAPT Todd Veazie is Executive Director of Joining Forces in the Office of the First Lady.

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Remarks by the First Lady at Fisher House Family Easter Event

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By The White House

Maryland Fisher House IV
Bethesda, Maryland

1:25 P.M. EDT

MRS. OBAMA: Thank you, Crystal. It's so good to be back. It's good to see you guys. Are you having fun?

CHILDREN: Yes.

MRS. OBAMA: Are you ready for a little more fun? I'm coming to engage in the fun with you. Are you ready? Are you ready to show me how to make some stuff?

This is my second time here at Fisher House right around the Easter holidays, but it's not my second time, period. I mean, the Fisher Houses, as you all know, are just so important to families who are recuperating. They're doing some great stuff. As you can see, the houses are beautiful. And all around the country, they are as beautiful and as welcoming and as comforting as you guys are experiencing here.

That’s one of the reasons why we are so supportive of all the efforts that the Fisher Houses do. And we're grateful to the Fisher family — Crystal, who is here on behalf of her family — because it wouldn’t happen without them. So I like to come and hang out, number one, to bring cookies. Anybody like cookies here? I'm not sure if we haven't any cookie fans. (Laughter.) Just checking.

And one other thing I come bearing. We do this really cool thing at the White House around Easter every year. It's called our Easter Egg Roll. Have you guys heard of the Easter Egg Roll? We do it in the backyard of the White House on the South Lawn, and there are thousands of people who come. And we've got great entertainment, bands playing. We've got athletes who come, we've got Easter bunnies, and characters, and face painting, and bands playing, and lots of running right on the South Lawn. Does that sound fun?

CHILDREN: Yes.

MRS. OBAMA: I brought tickets for all of you to come. So that’s the other thing I bring. (Applause.) So the Monday after Easter, you guys are invited to my house to hang out, okay?

I have one last surprise for you guys. I brought a friend. Bo!

(Bo walks into the room.)

I brought Bo. Bo came to see you guys. Okay, so first I'm going to check out — I'm going to come around to the tables. If you don’t like dogs, just let me know.

Bo is a sweetheart, but he's big; he's bigger than some kids realize. (Laughter.) So it takes a little second, but that’s all he is, is big. He's really a big baby. He's a big baby. He …read more
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