Obama: To honor victims, we ‘have to change’

By Jessica Gresko

Published September 23, 2013 11:34am ET

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Obama: To honor victims, we ‘have to change’ — President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a memorial service for the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting at Marine Barracks Washington, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, in Washington. A gunman killed 12 people in the Navy Yard on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, before being fatally shot in a gun battle with law enforcement. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama memorialized the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting as patriots but also individuals — one with a talent for fixing cars, another who coached softball and yet another who loved hockey and her cats.

It’s not enough to cry over their deaths, Obama said.

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