Obama evokes Kennedys in call for service at Wesleyan University (PICS)

[BeyondGeography]

"Our individual salvation depends on our collective salvation."


25,000 attended, including an overflow crowd of 8,000 in a neighboring field





Patrick Kennedy, moved to tears.



Great diary with more pics here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/25/171029/926/85/522655

[monmouth]

1. Wow, young Kennedy just shook me up. Thank you so much for these pics...n/t

[K Gardner]

4. Shook me up, too.. these are wonderful pictures :-)

[City Lights]

8. Same here. Very moving pictures. nt

[SeattleGirl]

12. Me too.

I got tears in my eyes when I saw those pics of him.

[anonymous171]

2. Awesome.

:kick:

[K Gardner]

3. I didn't realize there were tens of thousands there.. did the Decemberists play??

[Thrill]

15. LOL!

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

5. Incredible photos, especially the first and the last

Thank you so much for sharing. Rec'd

[tokenlib]

6. Is that a normal turnout for that commencement??

How big is the school? Just wondering...

[Maraya1969]

10. Last year it was 8,000 according to the article

[1776Forever]

7. Fabulous! Teddy picked the right person to stand in for him!

Thank you for the great pics! Blessings to the Kennedy family and Ted!

:grouphug:

[Terri S]

9. Great photos

Thanks for the link to the dkos diary, too.

[stranger_with_candy]

11. He gave an amazing speech

I was out in the field it was packed!

[Spazito]

13. Those photos of Patrick Kennedy, very powerful

very moving. Thank you for posting all these photos, it is much appreciated.

Recommended.

[blogslut]

14. Patrick Kennedy

My heart goes out to you. I've been there. :(

[AllentownJake]

16. Right way to bring up the Kennedy Legacy

Good bookend on how this weekend began.