--- title: Barack Obama, Joe Biden Reunite at Bakery to Support Vets description: Barack Obama reunited with BFF Joe Biden at the Dog Tag Bakery to show their support for veterans, military spouses and caregivers. canonical: https://time.com/5353160/obama-biden-bakery/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-07-30T20:00:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:04.174Z og:title: Barack Obama, Joe Biden Reunite at Bakery to Support Vets og:description: Here's everything that happened og:url: https://time.com/5353160/obama-biden-bakery/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf2566e90aea803ed/698936a686f68e17716e9c65/barack-obama-joe-biden-reunion-dog-tag-bakery.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Day 7: Invictus Games Toronto 2017 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Barack Obama, Joe Biden Reunite at Bakery to Support Vets twitter:description: Here's everything that happened twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf2566e90aea803ed/698936a686f68e17716e9c65/barack-obama-joe-biden-reunion-dog-tag-bakery.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Barack Obama Reunited With Joe Biden at a Bakery to Support Veterans. 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(Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage) TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 29: Joe Biden and Barack Obama watch the wheelchair basketball on day 7 of the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 on September 29, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. The Games use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for the Armed Forces. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage) Samir Hussein—Samir Hussein/WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 30, 2018 8:00 PM UTC Former United States president [Barack Obama](http://time.com/4792761/barack-obama-vacation-list/) reunited with his vice president and dear friend [Joe Biden](http://time.com/4917524/joe-biden-trump-charlottesville-response/) over lunch at the Dog Tag Bakery in Georgetown, Washington D.C., where they showed support for veterans and military families and military caregivers. The bakery, a non-profit that provides work experience and education for veterans and military families through fellowship programs, shared a photo via Twitter of the dynamic duo ordering lunch on Monday. Megan Ogilvie, Dog Tag’s CEO, said that Obama and Biden’s lunchtime outing was completely unexpected, with the bakery finding out less than 10 minutes in advance. “It was unbelievable, an amazing visit. They were so gracious with their time, so incredibly humble and lovely,” Ogilvie told _TIME_, noting that Obama and Biden told her that they had been following Dog Tag’s mission for some years. “They gave time to all of our fellows in the program, embraced all of them, shook hands, took selfies. They stopped to listen and ask, ‘Where did you serve? Where did your loved one serve?'” > [](https://twitter.com/DogTagBakery/status/1024002785690492928) According to Ogilvie, both Obama and Biden ordered Dog Tag’s ham and Gruyère sandwich, which was served with shallot-infused jam on ciabatta bread. Obama chose a fennel side salad, while Biden indulged [his noted sweet tooth](http://time.com/4782093/joe-biden-ice-cream-flavor-cornell/) with a piece of mint basil blueberry cake. Both men had coffee with their lunch. Before leaving, Obama offered words of encouragement to the fellows at the bakery, thanking them for serving their country. Ogilvie said that former president and vice president were “so positive and uplifting to everyone…it just felt like they were two friends having lunch together.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5353160/obama-biden-bakery/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5353160/obama-biden-bakery/"},"headline":"Barack Obama Reunited With Joe Biden at a Bakery to Support Veterans. 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