He was educated at prestigious universities such as Columbia and Harvard Law School. He has written several readable and eloquent books. He has taught many classes on constitutional law and related subjects. However, for some reason President Barack Obama does not know how to correctly pronounce the word “Corpsman” – the medical personel of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
During a speech Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast, Obama referred to a servicemember serving in Haiti as a “Corpse-man” – pronouncing the silent p in Corpsman.