Obamas with Karen Meredith in Arlington

Well-known Mountain View peace activist at Memorial Day ceremony meets president


Mountain View Voice
June 9, 2011
President Barack Obama joined Mountain View resident Karen Meredith at her son's grave at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. Meredith, who makes an annual trip to toast her son at his gravesite, met with the president and First Lady Michelle Obama, who stopped by while visiting with soldiers' families. Her son, Lt. Ken Ballard, was killed in Iraq on Memorial Day in 2004. Photo by Hilarie Huley.
President Obama and Karen Meredith First Lady and Karen Meredith