his campaign staff told the veterans that he had a prior engagement and couldn’t meet with the 6,000 veterans, service members and families at Fort Hood, Texas.  He decided to go to Hawaii on vacation instead.

the weekly standard said this:

Last month, Obama refused to do a military townhall for 6,000 veterans, service members, and military families at Fort Hood, Texas. That event would have taken place tonight, but Obama spokesman, Phillip Carter, said at the time Obama couldn’t make it because