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Obama's Golf
Game Disrupts Soldiers' Wedding
Submitted by Tyler Durden
12/29/2014
Natalie Heimel and her fiancé, Edward Mallue Jr., a pair of captains in
the Army, received two letters from President Obama in less than 24
hours as they prepared for their wedding ceremony at Kaneohe Klipper
Golf Course in Hawaii. The first, a nicely worded regretful but
congratulatory RSVP to their wedding invite... and the second, as
Bloomberg reports, informing them that their wedding would have to be
moved since President Obama wanted to play through.
As Bloomberg reports,
Stationed in Hawaii and knowing the president spends his Christmas
holiday on the islands, they invited [President Obama] to their
ceremony on a lark. They had received a letter earlier on Saturday
saying Obama regretted he couldn't come and wishing them happiness on
their wedding day.
“It was kind of ironic they got the letter from them and then, within
hours, they were told they had to be moved due to him,” Jamie McCarthy,
Mallue's sister, said in an interview. “It was emotional, especially
for her—she’s the bride and in less than 24 hours they had to change
everything they had planned.”
The golf course, located on the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, is a regular
stop for Obama when he's in the state, with the Ko’olau Mountains
framing the front nine and majestic views of Pacific coastline spanning
the back nine. It's also a favorite spot for Mallue, a golfing
enthusiast.
Still, anyone planning an event at the course when the president may be
in town is warned about the potential for last-minute shuffling, said
Naile Brennan, manager of K Bay Catering, which was handling logistics
for the wedding.
But there was a happy ending (or sorts)...
After Bloomberg Politics inquired about the scheduling conflict, Obama
put in a personal call to the bride.
“He apologized and congratulated them,” McCarthy said, adding that it
was a “wonderful talk.”
“We were all there, it was perfect,” she said. “Made their day.”
"We interrupted some folks' wedding"
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