White House apologizes for turning away Medal of Honor recipient's family member

[formerlurker]

White House apologizes for turning away Medal of Honor recipient's family member for wearing shorts

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thursday, September 30th 2010, 8:44 PM

The White House apologized Thursday for turning the family of a Medal of Honor recipient away from an exclusive tour last week because the late veteran's 10-year-old grandson was wearing shorts.

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[Eupher]

The apology is appropriate and, I believe, sincere. Nothing more should come of this. Any bureaucracy is going to have a social gaffe from time to time. This is no exception.

Invite the family back and do the tour. End of crisis.