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2009
Jan. 12, 2009
The Bush Administration Has Provided Unprecedented Support for Our Veterans

2008
Dec. 22, 2008
President Bush Visits Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Dec. 7, 2008
Fact Sheet: The Bush Administration Has Provided Unprecedented Support for Our Veterans
Nov. 25, 2008
President Bush Visits Fort Campbell en Español
Nov. 11, 2008
President Bush Attends Rededication Ceremony of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Vice President's Remarks at the Veterans Day Wreath Laying Ceremony

President Bush Visits Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Nov. 10, 2008
President Bush Visits National Naval Medical Center
Nov. 7, 2008
Fact Sheet: President Bush Has Provided Unprecedented Support for Our Veterans
Oct. 1, 2008
President Bush Attends United States Service Organizations World Gala
Sept. 17, 2008
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2008
Sept. 9, 2008
President Bush Visits Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Jul. 3, 2008
President Bush Attends Ceremonial Groundbreaking of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Jun. 2, 2008
President Bush Presents Medal of Honor to Private First Class Ross Andrew McGinnis
May 26, 2008
President Bush Meets with NCAA Football Head Coaches

President Bush Attends Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Day Commemoration en Español
May 25, 2008
President Bush Welcomes Rolling Thunder Leadership to White House
May 24, 2008
President's Radio Address en Español
May 6, 2008
President Bush Commemorates Military Spouse Day
Apr. 24, 2008
President Bush Welcomes Members of Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride to White House
Apr. 12, 2008
President's Radio Address en Español
Apr. 8, 2008
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2008

President Bush Attends Medal of Honor Ceremony for Petty Officer Michael A. Monsoor, U.S. Navy
Mar. 6, 2008
President Bush Meets with World War I Veteran Corporal Frank Woodruff Buckles

2007
Dec. 24, 2007
President Bush Makes Christmas Eve Telephone Calls To Members of The Armed Forces
Dec. 22, 2007
President's Radio Address en Español
Dec. 21, 2007
Presidential Message to the Men and Women of the United States Armed Forces
Dec. 20, 2007
President Bush Visits Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Fact Sheet: Lt. Gen. James B. Peake (Ret.), M.D.: "A Worthy and Strong Leader" for Our Nation's Veterans

President Bush Attends Swearing In of Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Dec. 19, 2007
President Bush Visits National Naval Medical Center
Dec. 4, 2007
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2007
Nov. 22, 2007
President Makes Thanksgiving Day Calls to Members of the Armed Forces
Nov. 16, 2007
President Bush Signs H.R. 2602 and S.J.Res. 7 into Law
Nov. 11, 2007
President Bush Marks Veterans Day at National Fallen Soldiers Memorial Ceremony
Nov. 10, 2007
President's Radio Address en Español
Nov. 8, 2007
Fact Sheet: Keeping America's Promise to Those Who Have Defended Our Freedom

President Bush Visits Wounded Warriors at Center for the Intrepid
Nov. 5, 2007
President Bush Signs H.R. 327 and H.R. 1284 into Law
Oct. 31, 2007
Veterans Day, 2007
Oct. 30, 2007
Personnel Announcement

President Bush Nominates Dr. James Peake as Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Oct. 22, 2007
President Bush Presents Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, U.S. Navy
Oct. 16, 2007
Fact Sheet: Ensuring Our Wounded Warriors Get the Best Possible Care

President Bush Meets with Senator Bob Dole and Secretary Donna Shalala on the Commission on Care for Wounded Warriors
Oct. 10, 2007
General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2007
Sept. 8, 2007
President Bush Visits with Wounded Warriors and Families
Aug. 28, 2007
President Bush Addresses the 89th Annual National Convention of the American Legion
Aug. 22, 2007
President Bush Attends Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, Discusses War on Terror

Fact Sheet: Promoting Democracy to Help Make America Safer
Aug. 13, 2007
President Bush Visits Wounded Warriors and Re-Affirms Support for Dole-Shalala Commission Recommendations
Jul. 25, 2007
President Bush Jogs with Wounded Soldiers, Discusses Care For Returning Wounded Warriors

President Bush Receives Briefing by The Co-Chairs of The President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors en Español
Jul. 17, 2007
Statement by the President
Jul. 3, 2007
President Bush's Remarks After Visiting with Wounded Military Personnel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
May 28, 2007
President Bush Commemorates Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery
May 26, 2007
President's Radio Address en Español
May 25, 2007
President Bush Visits with Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Their Families
May 15, 2007
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2007 en Español
Apr. 24, 2007
President Bush Commends Interagency Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes
Apr. 10, 2007
President Bush Discusses Iraq War Supplemental, War on Terror
Apr. 5, 2007
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2007
Mar. 30, 2007
President Bush Visits Troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Mar. 29, 2007
President Bush Participates in Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen en Español
Mar. 16, 2007
President Bush Meets with the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors
Mar. 9, 2007
Fact Sheet: The President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors

Personnel Announcement
Mar. 7, 2007
President Bush Meets with Co-Chairs of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors
Mar. 6, 2007
President Bush Discusses Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, War on Terror at American Legion

Fact Sheet: Taking Care of America's Returning Wounded Warriors

Executive Order: Establishing a Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors and a Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes
Mar. 2, 2007
President's Radio Address en Español
Feb. 28, 2007
President Bush Meets with Military Service Organizations
Feb. 26, 2007
President Bush Presents the Medal of Honor to Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Crandall

2006
Dec. 23, 2006
President's Radio Address en Español
Dec. 22, 2006
President and Mrs. Bush Participate in a Holiday Service Project
Dec. 18, 2006
President Bush Attends Swearing-In Ceremony for Secretary of Defense Robert Gates en Español
Dec. 15, 2006
President Attends Armed Forces Full Honor Review for Secretary Rumsfeld
Dec. 1, 2006
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2006
Nov. 11, 2006
President Bush Honors Veterans at Arlington National Cemetery

President's Radio Address en Español
Nov. 10, 2006
President Bush Attends Dedication of the National Museum of the Marine Corps

Fact Sheet: President Bush Dedicates the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Announces He Will Award Corporal Jason Dunham the Medal of Honor
Oct. 31, 2006
Veterans Day, 2006
Oct. 20, 2006
President Bush Meets with Organizations that Support the United States Military in Iraq and Afghanistan
Oct. 16, 2006
President Signs H.R. 138, H.R. 479, H.R. 3508, H.R. 4902, H.R. 5094, H.R. 5160, H.R. 5381, and S. 2562.
Oct. 14, 2006
President Bush Attends United States Air Force Memorial Dedication
Oct. 12, 2006
President's Statement on Anniversary of USS Cole Attack
Oct. 7, 2006
President Bush Attends Christening Ceremony of the George H. W. Bush
Sept. 29, 2006
President Signs S. 418, the "Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act"
Sept. 20, 2006
Gold Star Mother's Day, 2006
Sept. 14, 2006
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2006
Sept. 2, 2006
President's Radio Address en Español
Aug. 31, 2006
President Bush Addresses American Legion National Convention
Aug. 30, 2006
President Bush's Remarks Upon Arrival in Utah
Aug. 14, 2006
President Signs H.R. 5683, S. 250, H.R. 3682, and H.R. 3693
Jul. 27, 2006
Vice President's Remarks at the 2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony
Jul. 24, 2006
President Bush Attends Naturalization Ceremony en Español

Fact Sheet: Honoring Immigrant Members of America's Armed Services en Español
Jul. 21, 2006
President Bush Meets with Recently Returned Military Service Personnel
Jul. 4, 2006
President Bush Thanks Military on Independence Day at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jun. 28, 2006
President Bush Meets with Military Personnel Returned From Iraq and Afghanistan
Jun. 27, 2006
President Bush Goes on Run with Staff Sergeant Christian Bagge
Jun. 15, 2006
President Signs H.R. 1953, H.R. 3829, H.R. 5401, S. 1235, S. 193 and S. 2803
May 29, 2006
President Bush Honors Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery

President Signs H.R. 1499 and H.R. 5037
May 27, 2006
President's Radio Address en Español
May 16, 2006
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2006
Apr. 6, 2006
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2006
Mar. 30, 2006
Personnel Announcement

Nomination Sent to the Senate
Mar. 14, 2006
President Signs S. 4515, Designates Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office
Feb. 28, 2006
Vice President's Remarks at the 46th Annual American Legion Conference
Feb. 24, 2006
President Addresses American Legion, Discusses War on Terror en Español
Jan. 30, 2006
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Jan. 10, 2006
President Addresses Veterans of Foreign Wars on the War on Terror en Español

Fact Sheet: Progress and the Work Ahead in Iraq

2005
Nov. 30, 2005
President's Statement on H.R. 2528, the "Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006"
Nov. 28, 2005
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2005
Nov. 11, 2005
President Commemorates Veterans Day, Discusses War on Terror

Vice President's Remarks at a Remembrance Ceremony for Veterans Day
Nov. 10, 2005
Fact Sheet: Honoring America's Veterans
Nov. 2, 2005
Veterans Day, 2005
Oct. 14, 2005
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 2005
Oct. 7, 2005
Vice President's Remarks to Veterans and Friends of the 526th Armored Infantry
Oct. 5, 2005
President Visits Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Sept. 30, 2005
President Honors General Richard B. Myers in Farewell Tribute
Sept. 23, 2005
President Presents Medal of Honor to Corporal Tibor "Ted" Rubin
Sept. 21, 2005
Gold Star Mother's Day, 2005
Sept. 16, 2005
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2005
Aug. 30, 2005
President Commemorates 60th Anniversary of V-J Day
Aug. 22, 2005
President Honors Veterans of Foreign Wars at National Convention en Español

Fact Sheet: President Bush Honors America's Veterans and Soldiers
Aug. 18, 2005
Vice President's Remarks at the 73rd National Convention of the Military Order of the Purple Heart
Jul. 21, 2005
Vice President Commemorates 75th Anniversary of the Veterans Administration
Jul. 14, 2005
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
May 30, 2005
President Commemorates Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery
May 8, 2005
President Honors and Commemorates Veterans in the Netherlands

2004
Dec. 16, 2004
60th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, 2004
Dec. 9, 2004
President Nominates Jim Nicholson as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Nov. 11, 2004
President Bush Honors Veterans at Arlington National Cemetery

Fact Sheet: Honoring the Courage of America's Veterans
Nov. 9, 2004
President's Veterans Day Proclamation
Oct. 21, 2004
Providing Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran Businesses
Jul. 31, 2004
Vice President's Remarks to the 83rd National Convention of the Disabled America Veterans
Jun. 1, 2004
Executive Order: Responsibilities of the Dept. of Commerce and Veterans Affairs and the SBA with Respect to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Jan. 16, 2004
Vice President Delivers Remarks to Veterans

2003
Nov. 11, 2003
President Honors America's Veterans
Nov. 10, 2003
Veterans Day, 2003 en Español
Sept. 25, 2003
Gold Star Mother's Day, 2003
Sept. 19, 2003
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2003
Aug. 25, 2003
National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice Remarks to Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jul. 25, 2003
Remarks by the President to Intown Travel Pool
Jul. 24, 2003
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2003
May 30, 2003
Statement on Veterans' Memorial Preservation
Mar. 28, 2003
President Salutes the Military en Español

2002
Nov. 11, 2002
President Commemorates Veterans Day at Arlington Natl Cemetery en Español

President Bush Salutes Veterans at White House Ceremony
Aug. 29, 2002
Vice President Honors Veterans of Korean War
Aug. 26, 2002
Vice President Speaks at VFW 103rd National Convention
Jul. 4, 2002
President Honors Veterans at West Virginia Fourth of July Celebration

2001
Nov. 11, 2001
President Speaks at Veterans Day Prayer Breakfast
Jul. 25, 2001
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2001
Jun. 27, 2001
Nominations Sent to the Senate
May 28, 2001
President Bush Delivers Memorial Day Address at Arlington National Cemetery

President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans

President Bush Signs World War II Memorial Bill

President Bush Speaks at White House Memorial Day Breakfast

President Speaks at Memorial Day Commemoration in Mesa, Arizona
May 1, 2001
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Apr. 30, 2001
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Apr. 23, 2001
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Mar. 30, 2001
President Bush Announces Two Individuals To Serve In His Administration
Mar. 27, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Four Individuals to Serve in His Administration
Mar. 22, 2001
Nominations Sent to the Senate
Mar. 19, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Seven Individuals to Serve in His Administration
Mar. 2, 2001
Remarks by the President and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi During Swearing-In Ceremony
Feb. 23, 2001
President Bush to Nominate McClain as General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs