Obama Offers ‘Deepest Condolences’ To Families of Slain Marines (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2015, on the shooting in Chattanooga, Tenn. A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at a recr... President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2015, on the shooting in Chattanooga, Tenn. A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at a recruiting station and another U.S. military site, killing at least four Marines. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) MORE LESS
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President Barack Obama on Thursday from the Oval Office offered his “deepest condolences” to the families of the four slain Marines at multiple military sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

“It is a heartbreaking circumstance for these individual who have served our country with great valor to be killed in this fashion,” Obama said.

Authorities had not yet identified the Marines who were killed.

“I want them to know that I speak for the American people in expressing our deepest condolences, and knowing that they have our full support as they try to overcome the grief that’s involved here,” Obama said.

Watch the full video below:

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