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President Bush Goes on Run with Staff Sergeant Christian Bagge
President George W. Bush meets with U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Christian Bagge, 23, of Eugene, Ore., in the Oval Office Tuesday, June 27, 2006. Mr. Bagge lost both legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. After their meeting, the two ran together on the South lawn. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush meets with U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Christian Bagge, 23, of Eugene, Ore., in the Oval Office Tuesday, June 27, 2006. Mr. Bagge lost both legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. After their meeting, the two ran together on the South lawn. White House photo by Eric Draper Full Story
President George W. Bush meets with the National Endowment for Democracy award recipients in the Oval Office Tuesday, June 27, 2006. From left, they are Alfred Taban of Sudan, Dr. Reginald Matchaba-Hove of Zimbabwe, Immaculee Birhaheka of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zainab Hawa Bangura of Sierra Leone. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
President George W. Bush meets with U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Christian Bagge, 23, of Eugene, Ore., in the Oval Office Tuesday, June 27, 2006. Mr. Bagge lost both legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. After their meeting, the two ran together on the South lawn. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush runs with U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Christian Bagge, 23, of Eugene, Ore., on the South Lawn Tuesday, June 27, 2006. President Bush met Sgt. Bagge at Brooke Army Medical Center Jan. 1, 2006, where he promised to run with Sgt. Bagge. Since then, Sgt. Bagge has reenlisted to active duty. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Christian Bagge, 23, of Eugene, Ore., talk with the media after their run on the South Lawn Tuesday, June 27, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush gestures as he addresses an audience Tuesday, June 27, 2006 in Washington, calling on the U.S. Senate and members of the House of Representatives to quickly pass proposed Line-Item Veto legislation. White House photo by Paul Morse
 
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