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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 25, 2004

President Bush Makes Thanksgiving Telephone Calls to Members of the Armed Forces
Prairie Chapel Ranch
Crawford, Texas

SGT Brendan Kitchens, USA, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Afghanistan

SGT Michael A. Lucas, USA, Headquarters, Multi-National Corps Iraq

Corporal Kevin D. Norris, USMC, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Fallujah, Iraq

Lance Corporal Nathan A. Clarke, USMC, 1st Provisional Security Company, Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Africa (Part of an activated Reserve Unit; Home Unit is Headquarters and Service Company, 8th Tank Battalion, Rochester, New York)

President George W. Bush calls troops Thanksgiving Day from his ranch in Crawford, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004.  White House photo by Tina Hager Dentalman Sydney Russell, USN, USS JUNEAU; Homeport: Sasebo, Japan; Currently Deployed to Fifth Fleet in support of IRAQI FREEDOM.

Fireman Reginald Render, USN, USS DEXTROUS

Senior Airman Eldon L. Arnaud , USAF, Deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq, 332 Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron; From the 388 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah

Airman First Class Garrett S. Ames, USAF, Deployed to Al Udeid AB, Qatar. From the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina

Petty Officer Third Class Rafael Ortiz III, USCG, USCG Port Security Unit 307, Camp Patriot, Kuwait

Petty Officer First Class Lonny Wilson, USCG, USCGC THETIS, Key West, FL

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