All people make mistakes

I know he is trained, but I loved the way Marine smiled and went right back to his business.

Pilot: "We won't take off until you shake hands with my son outside."

i love how u can see the dude smile a little when obama came back

The man had so much in his mind, and still felt terrible he didn’t salute ONE guy

The good ole days... when you were allowed to shake hands

Who is still watching this in 2024?? What a beautiful moment. Always stay humble!!

We all make mistakes but what’s the most important thing is how we handle them afterwards.

You can dislike him as a president, but is very difficult to dislike him as a human being. What a nice dude

That's class. Most wouldn't have taken the effort to go back.

By him going back and shaking the Marine's hand he acknowledged him on a personal level, the man had the hardest job in the world and he could have had a million things on his mind but even in that brief moment he realized he forgot to salute the Marine and went back to let him know that he possibly forgot to salute him and shook his hand which was probably more appreciated than a salute.

The Marine’s smile is so wholesome, he was pleasantly surprised to see him come back and now he gets to say he shook the president’s hand

Not the biggest fan but as a former Marine I respect this move. At least he found Marine One and didn’t trip. And he got the Corporal to break military bearing with the grin.