Barack Obama, His Grandfather and World War II

On the eve of the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, this Washington Post article summarizes the President's World War II heritage, primarily outlining the wartime experiences of his maternal grandfather who was Obama's father figure during his childhood and adolesence. Two of his great-uncles also served in World War II.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/01/AR2009060100163_5.html