The iconic Obama-Biden duo have left the office. The pressure is now on Donald Trump and Mike Pence to continue to make America a place of freedom and prosperity. Eight years ago, Barack Obama promised our country many improvements. Over the course of his eight years as POTUS, these are just a few highlights of what Obama has accomplished:

1. Veteran Homelessness was cut in half

2. Passed Health Care Reform (Affordable Health Care Act)

3. Ordered special forces to eliminate Osama bin Laden

4. Allowed the LGBTQ community to openly serve in the military

5. Created nearly 3.7 million jobs through passing the Stimulus and continued to pass Mini-Stimuli to create even more jobs throughout his term

6. Signed the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act (2009) which protects acres and acres of wildlife

7. Passed the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (2010) which required schools to boost how many fruits, veggies, and grains they gave in their lunches

8. Saw the first Hispanic woman to serve on the Supreme Court

9. Signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act (2009), which says that companies must warn their customers before any fees and rising rates (including interest rates)

10. Ended the war in Iraq in 2011 and started bringing home troops from Afghanistan

Obama, your wise way with spending government money has given the United States many long-term benefits for the future. Your kind heart has won so much peace for our country. There is always room for improvement in the future, though, and we hope that President Donald Trump will continue such a classy, intelligent president's legacy.

Thank you, Obama.