Obama visits tornado-ravaged Arkansas

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May 7, 2014 at 5:15 PM

U.S. President Barack Obama talks with Daniel Smith and sons Gabriel Dority (R) and Garrison Dority as he visits the tornado devastated town of Vilonia, Arkansas May 7, 2014. The tornadoes were part of a storm system that blew through the Southern and Midwestern United States earlier this week, killing at least 35 people, including 15 in Arkansas. Obama has already declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

Amid the wreckage, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he visits the tornado devastated town of Vilonia, Arkansas May 7, 2014. With Obama are Vilonia Mayor James Firestone (L) Senator Mark Pryor (2nd L) and Governor Mike Beebe (R). The tornadoes were part of a storm system that blew through the Southern and Midwestern United States earlier this week, killing at least 35 people, including 15 in Arkansas. Obama has already declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

Amid the wreckage, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he visits the tornado devastated town of Vilonia, Arkansas May 7, 2014. The tornadoes were part of a storm system that blew through the Southern and Midwestern United States earlier this week, killing at least 35 people, including 15 in Arkansas. Obama has already declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

Amid the wreckage, U.S. President Barack Obama poses for a photo as he visits the tornado devastated town of Vilonia, Arkansas May 7, 2014. In the foreground is the lectern from which he made remarks. The tornadoes were part of a storm system that blew through the Southern and Midwestern United States earlier this week, killing at least 35 people, including 15 in Arkansas. Obama has already declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

U.S. President Barack Obama visits the tornado devastated town of Vilonia, Arkansas May 7, 2014. The tornadoes were part of a storm system that blew through the Southern and Midwestern United States earlier this week, killing at least 35 people, including 15 in Arkansas. Obama has already declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

U.S. President Barack Obama talks with a family as he visits the tornado devastated town of Vilonia, Arkansas May 7, 2014. The tornadoes were part of a storm system that blew through the Southern and Midwestern United States earlier this week, killing at least 35 people, including 15 in Arkansas. Obama has already declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

U.S. President Barack Obama greets residents during a visit to the tornado devastated town of Vilonia, Arkansas May 7, 2014. The tornadoes were part of a storm system that blew through the Southern and Midwestern United States earlier this week, killing at least 35 people, including 15 in Arkansas. Obama has already declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe (2nd R) and U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (L) upon his arrival in Little Rock, Arkansas May 7, 2014. Obama is in Arkansas to see the damage cause by recent tornadoes and meet with families and first responders. The tornadoes were part of a storm system that blew through the Southern and Midwestern United States earlier this week, killing at least 35 people, including 15 in Arkansas. Obama has already declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

President Barack Obama waves from Air Force One before departing at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Obama is heading to Arkansas where he will meet with first responders and families affected by the recent tornados. The president will make the stop while on his way to California, where he will raise money for the Democratic Party and receive an award from a foundation created by movie director Steven Spielberg. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

U.S. President Barack Obama talks with Daniel Smith and sons Gabriel Dority (R) and Garrison Dority as he visits the tornado devastated town of Vilonia, Arkansas May 7, 2014. The tornadoes were part of a storm system that blew through the Southern and Midwestern United States earlier this week, killing at least 35 people, including 15 in Arkansas. Obama has already declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

REUTERS

Surveying the residue of nature's destructive power in the country's midsection, President Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to residents of tornado-ravaged Arkansas communities that their government will stand with them until they finish rebuilding.

Obama said he wanted to stop in this small city about a half-hour north of Little Rock to assure those grieving the loss of loved ones, homes and treasured possessions that they will not be forgotten. (AP)

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