Michelle Obama Serves U.S. Troops in Germany

[Guest areafiftyone]

CBS NEWS:

(AP) First Lady Michelle Obama surprised a group of U.S. servicemen and women based in Germany on Thursday, jumping in to serve them steaks at a special Veterans Day meal.

"Oh, my God! Where's my camera," gasped Lavondee Stallings, a preschool teacher whose husband serves in the military, as Obama entered the banquet room at Ramstein Air Base's Officers Club.

Stallings was one of some 200 people with whom the First Lady spent time during a refueling stopover on the way home from her tour of Asia with President Barack Obama.

"I am missing Sasha and Malia desperately," Obama said of her daughters as she spoke to the group gathered for the donated steak dinner, grilled by volunteers from the California-based Cooks of the Valley.

"But it is a thrill to be here with you guys, because we are so grateful to all of you," she said. "Not just our servicemen and women, but their kids, wives, husbands and parents."

After serving, Obama went through the room doling out hugs, handshakes and warm thanks to troops and their families. She also chatted with their children, asking how they were doing in school and if they worked hard.

Ten-year-old Malaysia Chevere got a special shout-out when she told the first lady about her grades. "She's a straight-A student!" Obama told the room, as the fifth-grader and her mother beamed.

"It made me feel real proud," said Malaysia's mother, Sgt. Calvernette Chevere of Williamsburg, Virginia. "She (the first lady) made everyone here feel real special."

Mashed potatoes with gravy, peas, corn on the cob, garlic bread and lemon meringue pie rounded out the menu.

Ahead of the stop at Ramstein, Obama met with wounded troops recovering at the nearby Landstuhl Regional Medical Center — the largest U.S. military hospital outside the United States, which regularly receives casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Guest areafiftyone]

Those poor soldiers - having to look at her face! Wonder where Bam Bam was.

[Valin]

Good for her!

[Guest areafiftyone]

Good for her!

 

Well one thing I have to admit about Michelle is that she is very good with children. She seems to have lots of fun with them and is not afraid to join in with.

[nickydog]

It's all P.R. Michelle didn't plan this. She is given a schedule of events and goes where she has to. They had to stop to refuel so it was a natural to serve some lunch to the troops on Veteran's Day. OK -- check that one off, now we're finally homeward bound.

 

I agree, she does seem to be good with kids

[Guest areafiftyone]

It's all P.R. Michelle didn't plan this. She is given a schedule of events and goes where she has to. They had to stop to refuel so it was a natural to serve some lunch to the troops on Veteran's Day. OK -- check that one off, now we're finally homeward bound.

 

I agree, she does seem to be good with kids

 

I'm sure it was scheduled. I'm sure she can't wait to go home with her booty! (that has two meanings ya know!)

[SrWoodchuck]

Good for her!

Valin!

 

Ditto!

 

See, that wasn't so hard for me to say.

 

Luckily, "Malaysia" & "Calvernette" Chevere, just happened to be there at the same time, and "Malaysia" is a straight "A" student!

 

I was pleasantly surprised to see Moo-chele actually serving a white soldier; although minus her hair-net, but I guess a stray hair in your 'taters from FLOTUS.......could be worth some money......to a fawning collector. It was a totally different view of the First Lady, than the equally scripted Halloween Celebration of Children of Color Only; that took place this year at the White House. You know the one where the dear little black boy dressed as "Obama-What, Me So Socialist."

 

But again, Good on her!