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March 8, 2012 by · Comments Off on Joe Biden’s Wife 

Joe Biden’s Wife, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, visited Camp Pendleton on Friday — watching how Marines train for Afghanistan and how combat-wounded Marines are cared for when they return.

Dr. Biden arrived Friday morning, touring the Infantry Immersion Trainer and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal facilities, accompanied by Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.

She said she was impressed with the realism of the Infantry Immersion Trainer, a faux-Afghan village where young Marines are prepared to patrol Afghan villages and interact with civilians but be on guard for insurgents.

“The sights, sounds, and smells — everything is so different than what they’re used to,” she said.

Later she was joined by her husband at the Wounded Warrior Battalion-West facility, meeting wounded Marines and their family members. The visit was part of the Joining Forces Initiative, Dr. Biden’s effort with First Lady Michelle Obama to encourage public support for military members and their families.

The Wounded Warrior Battalion-West is dedicated to providing non-medical care for injured, ill or wounded Marines and preparing them to return to duty or to civilian life.

Joe Biden’s Wife

December 7, 2011 by · Comments Off on Joe Biden’s Wife 

Joe Biden’s Wife, Courtney O’Donnell, communications director for Vice President Joe Biden’s wife Jill, is moving to Germany with her family, officials said

Succeeding O’Donnell will be Melanie Kaye, who most recently worked at a Washington, D.C.-area advertising and communications consulting firm, the vice president’s office said Monday in a release.

Jill Biden said O’Donnell would be working on projects based in Europe.

“Since Inauguration Day, Courtney has served as a trusted adviser to me and our entire team,” Jill Biden said. “Her expertise, graceful demeanor and tireless work ethic have been invaluable not just to me but to the entire office of the vice president.”

Before her work in the advertising-consulting field, Kaye was press secretary for former Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle.

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