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President Bush Visits Fort Campbell
President George W. Bush acknowledges his audience as he enters the staging area Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at Fort Campbell, Ky., home of the 101st Airborne. The President told the troops, "We are blessed to have defenders of such character and courage. I'm grateful to the families who serve by your side. And I will always be thankful for the honor of having served as the Commander-in-Chief." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush acknowledges his audience as he enters the staging area Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at Fort Campbell, Ky., home of the 101st Airborne. The President told the troops, "We are blessed to have defenders of such character and courage. I'm grateful to the families who serve by your side. And I will always be thankful for the honor of having served as the Commander-in-Chief." White House photo by Eric Draper Full Story
President George W. Bush acknowledges his audience as he enters the staging area Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at Fort Campbell, Ky., home of the 101st Airborne. The President told the troops, "We are blessed to have defenders of such character and courage. I'm grateful to the families who serve by your side. And I will always be thankful for the honor of having served as the Commander-in-Chief." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush waves to the troops at Fort Campbell, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, after being introduced on stage during a Thanksgiving visit. Said the President, "Over the past seven years, folks from this base have done exactly what they were trained to do." "You have taken the battle of the terrorists overseas so we do not have to face them here in the United States. You have helped counter the hateful ideology of tyranny and terror with a more hopeful vision of justice and liberty. You're part of the great ideological struggle of our time. With the soldiers of Fort Campbell out front, the forces of freedom and liberty will prevail." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush addresses the troops Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, during his visit to Fort Campbell, Ky. "In Iraq, Afghanistan, and beyond, our men and women in uniform have done everything we have asked of them and more," said the President. "You've earned the thanks of every American." White House photo by Eric Draper
A soldier listens to President George W. Bush as he addresses an estimated audience of 7,500 military personnel, family members of soldiers and wounded warriors Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at Fort Campbell, Ky. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush greets his audience Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, after addressing the troops at Fort Campbell, Ky. Said the President, "I'm honored to be with the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne; the Night Stalkers of the 160th; the Green Berets of the 5th Special Forces Group, all members of the Fort Campbell community. You are part of the finest military in the world. I have one word for you: Hooah!" White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush stands with troops on stage Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at Fort Campbell, Ky., one of the Army's premier training and deployment installations and home of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is flanked by Sgt. First Class Rick Elza, left, of Lexington, Ky., and Capt. Rolando Perez of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as he sits for lunch Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at Fort Campbell's Son Cafe. White House photo by Eric Draper
 
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