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Biden Sees Off Iraq-Bound Son

39-year-old Beau Biden, Delaware's AG, is captain in National Guard

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 3, 2008 1:30 PM CDT

(Newser) – Joe Biden bid farewell today to the Iraq-bound soldiers of the 261st Signal Brigade Mission of the Delaware National Guard, including his eldest son, 39-year-old Beau, a captain. Biden said his son gave him some sage advice for the occasion: “Dad, keep it short, we’re in formation.” The Democratic vice-presidential candidate obeyed, and avoided politics entirely for the non-campaign event, CBS reports.

“Let me simply say thank you,” Sen. Biden said. “Thank you for answering the call of your country, thank you for doing what brave men and women in the military have always done and always do. Stand strong. Stand together. Serve honorably. Come home to your families that love you.”

Joe Biden hugs his son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, during the Democratic National Convention in this August 27, 2008, file photo. (Getty Images)

Beau Biden is seen in this photo taken during his ultimately successful 2006 campaign for attorney general of Delaware. (AP Photo)

Joe Biden addresses a campaign rally in Jeffersonville, Ind., in this, Sept. 24, 2008 file photo. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally at the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden listens to a speech during a deployment ceremony for a unit of the Delaware Army National Guard today in Dover. (AP Photo)

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