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President George W. Bush delivers remarks during Military Spouse Day Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at the White House. Begun in 1984, the day was established to acknowledge the profound impact military spouses have on service members and to honor their volunteer service in educational, social and community endeavors. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush delivers remarks during Military Spouse Day Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at the White House. Begun in 1984, the day was established to acknowledge the profound impact military spouses have on service members and to honor their volunteer service in educational, social and community endeavors. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

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President George W. Bush delivers remarks during Military Spouse Day Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at the White House. Begun in 1984, the day was established to acknowledge the profound impact military spouses have on service members and to honor their volunteer service in educational, social and community endeavors. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush stands for the national anthem with recipients of the President's Volunteer Service Award during Military Spouse Day ceremonies Tuesday, May 6, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush reaches out to participants of the Wounded Warriors Soldier Ride as they cross in front of him during the kickoff Thursday of the White House to Lighthouse ride. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush sounds the horn to kick off the Wounded Warriors Soldier Ride Thursday, April 24, 2008, on the South Lawn drive at the White House. With him is Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush smiles as he delivers remarks to the Members of the Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride Thursday, April 24, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House. The ride provides rehabilitative cycling events for severely injured service members, affording many of the combat-wounded veterans a way to return to an active lifestyle. White House photo by Patrick Tierney
Members of the Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride ride along the South Lawn drive at the White House Thursday, April 24, 2008, during the kick off of the annual "Soldier Ride: White House to Lighthouse Challenge" bike ride. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Members of the Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride head around the South Lawn of the White House Thursday, April 24, 2008, during the kickoff of the annual "Soldier Ride: White House to Lighthouse Challenge" bike ride. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush smiles as he shares a moment with George and Sally Monsoor after presenting them the Congressional Medal of Honor in honor of their son, Petty Officer Michael A. Monsoor. The Navy SEAL was honored posthumously Tuesday, April 8, 2008, for his heroism while serving in Iraq. White House photo by David Bohrer
President George W. Bush leads the applause in honor of Petty Officer Michael A. Monsoor after presenting the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to his parents, George and Sally Monsoor, during ceremonies Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at the White House. The 25-year-old Navy SEAL was killed in Iraq in 2006 after he threw himself on a grenade to save his fellow SEALS when they came under attack while on duty in Ramadi. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush visits with Cpl. Frank Woodruff Buckles in the Oval Office, Thursday, March 6, 2008. Said the President, "Sitting next to me is Mr. Frank Buckles, 107-years-young, and he is the last living Doughboy from World War I. And it has been my high honor to welcome Mr. Buckles, and his daughter, Susannah, here to the Oval Office." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush welcomes Cpl. Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last known surviving American-born WWI veteran, to the Oval Office Thursday, March 6, 2008. The President told the 107-year-old, ".One way for me to honor the service of those who wear the uniform in the past and those who wear it today is to herald you, sir, and to thank you very much for your patriotism and your love for America." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush presents the Purple Heart medal to US Army PFC Jeddah DeLoria of Chosen, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. DeLoria is recovering from injuries sustained in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

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