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December 27, 2011, Tuesday
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PRESIDENT Barack Obama blended his roles as a father and commander-in-chief this Christmas, exchanging presents and singing carols with his family, then greeting US service members stationed at a Marine base in Hawaii.
The president and his family woke early on Sunday to open gifts, the White House said, then had breakfast and sang Christmas carols at the multimillion-dollar house they rent in Kailua Beach, near Honolulu.
Obama made two trips on Christmas to nearby Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the first with his family to attend church services at the base chapel on the island of Oahu.
After spending a few hours at their rented home, the president and Michelle Obama returned to the base to visit with several hundred service members and their families.
The Obamas posed for photographs, signed autographs and stopped to chat with the military families gathered in the dining hall, where roast beef, salad and apple pie were on the Christmas Day menu.
Eight-month-old Cooper Wall Wagner, son of Captain Greg Wagner, got up close and personal with the president, grabbing his face, then sticking his fingers in Obama's mouth.
An amused Obama said he thought the baby just liked his "big nose" - a comment that drew laughter from several of the Marines.
Many of the service members stationed at the Marine Corps base have deployed to Afghanistan, as well as Iraq, from where the last US troops were withdrawn earlier this month.
The Obamas are expected to return to Washington shortly after New Year's Day.
The president and his family woke early on Sunday to open gifts, the White House said, then had breakfast and sang Christmas carols at the multimillion-dollar house they rent in Kailua Beach, near Honolulu.
Obama made two trips on Christmas to nearby Marine Corps Base Hawaii, the first with his family to attend church services at the base chapel on the island of Oahu.
After spending a few hours at their rented home, the president and Michelle Obama returned to the base to visit with several hundred service members and their families.
The Obamas posed for photographs, signed autographs and stopped to chat with the military families gathered in the dining hall, where roast beef, salad and apple pie were on the Christmas Day menu.
Eight-month-old Cooper Wall Wagner, son of Captain Greg Wagner, got up close and personal with the president, grabbing his face, then sticking his fingers in Obama's mouth.
An amused Obama said he thought the baby just liked his "big nose" - a comment that drew laughter from several of the Marines.
Many of the service members stationed at the Marine Corps base have deployed to Afghanistan, as well as Iraq, from where the last US troops were withdrawn earlier this month.
The Obamas are expected to return to Washington shortly after New Year's Day.
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