President Obama‘s farewell address to the Armed Forces had an unintended effect on one member of the U.S. Army Honor Guard.
The guard fainted during the president’s speech in Arlington, Virginia on Wednesday. A photo captured by the AFP news agency showed him lying on the floor next to his fellow servicemen’s feet.
Member of US Army Honor Guard lays on the floor after passing out during a farewell review for President Barack Obama pic.twitter.com/OG4PtCaXyy
— AFP news agency (@AFP) January 4, 2017
The guard is part of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard,” the Washington Examiner reported.
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He “received immediate medical attention and is doing just fine now,” Military spokeswoman Col. Amanda Azubuike said in a statement to the Washington Examiner.
Obama was addressing the armed services at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in his final salute before leaving office.
The president was honored for serving as commander-in-chief by being awarded the Medal of Distinguished Public Service at the ceremony.
“I believe that one of the greatest tasks before our armed forces is to retain the high confidence that the American people rightly place in you,” Obama said.
“We must never hesitate to act when necessary to defend our nation, but we must also never rush into war because sending you into harm’s way should be a last and not first resort,” he said in his speech.
Twitter users had some interesting reactions to the photo of the passed-out guard.
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@AFP bless his heart…he was so excited to see OBAMA going out…and relieved it’s not HRC coming in…he couldn’t take all the HAPPY!!
— DayByDay (@Trump4Pres0225) January 4, 2017
@AFP @whpresscorps Probably passed out from being over-joyed!
— Cy Stanton (@CyStanton) January 4, 2017
@AFP @michaelharrisdr I would pass out too if I had to listen to the lecturer in chief ?????
— Marie Ryan (@dmtryan) January 5, 2017
@AFP-SERIOUSLY this guy who fell could have had a heart attack or an aneurism or causing brain damage from hitting the floor. NO one HELPED?
— Mona M (@Monam7M) January 4, 2017
@AFP ~ Were the other members hypnotize by OBAMA speech? Look at the swift attention to help their MATE on on the floor? wow!
— Mona M (@Monam7M) January 4, 2017
@AFP @michaelharrisdr Not the first fallen soldier Obama has ignored.
— C0d3_\/\/4rr10r (@C0DE_W4RR10R) January 5, 2017
@AFP Locked his legs! or had a fever.
— Bart Berger (@dekethorton1) January 4, 2017
@AFP @cmahar3 Remember all those reports of people fainting at Obama rallies? I guess it’s still a thing.
— Susan_Wright (@SweetieWalker) January 4, 2017
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