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Memorial Day 2015: Vice President Joe Biden Takes Selfies With Vets

Vice President Joe Biden speaks about U.S. policy in Iraq, April 9, 2015, at the National Defense University in Washington.
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May 25, 2015, 5:41 PM

 -- Vice President Joe Biden spent his Memorial Day morning taking selfies with veterans before sending them off on their annual “Ride 2 Recovery” bike ride.

Over 200 wounded war vets gathered at the VP’s house this morning, along with Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter, for a meet-n-greet and to take pictures before the vets embarked on the “UnitedHeathcare Ride 2 Recovery Memorial Day Challenge; a five-day, 360-mile rehabilitative ride from Washington, DC to Virginia Beach.”

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Biden posed for dozens of photos with veterans, and even called a few veterans to thank them for their service, and to wish them a Happy Memorial Day.