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One of those almost non-reported items…
WASHINGTON - President Bush expressed his gratitude to the nation’s men and women in uniform on Friday, praising them for “laying the foundation for peace for generations to come.”
Bush visited 37 soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and being treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.
“Every time I come here I am struck by the remarkable resolve and courage of the men and women who are treated here,” he said.
Presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said it was an emotional visit for Bush. He said one soldier who had lost a leg struggled to rise so that he could stand at attention to salute Bush.
The president “shared some tearful moments with the family members of the soldiers. He also shared some laughs with them, and a lot of hugs,” McClellan said.
Bush spent an hour and a-half going from room to room to meet with the soldiers and their families.
Afterward, he urged Americans to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday by showing their support for the U.S. servicemen and women. He suggested flying the American flag or writing a letter to a soldier overseas.
(Excerpt) Read more at tallahassee.com …
WASHINGTON - President Bush expressed his gratitude to the nation’s men and women in uniform on Friday, praising them for “laying the foundation for peace for generations to come.”
Bush visited 37 soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and being treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.
“Every time I come here I am struck by the remarkable resolve and courage of the men and women who are treated here,” he said.
Presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said it was an emotional visit for Bush. He said one soldier who had lost a leg struggled to rise so that he could stand at attention to salute Bush.
The president “shared some tearful moments with the family members of the soldiers. He also shared some laughs with them, and a lot of hugs,” McClellan said.
Bush spent an hour and a-half going from room to room to meet with the soldiers and their families.
Afterward, he urged Americans to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday by showing their support for the U.S. servicemen and women. He suggested flying the American flag or writing a letter to a soldier overseas.
(Excerpt) Read more at tallahassee.com …