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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 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

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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
President George W. Bush shakes the hand of U.S. Army PFC Demario Hicks of Fort Stewart, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, after presenting him with a Purple Heart during his visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where the soldier is recovering from injuries suffered in Operation Iraqi Freedom. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush presents the Purple Heart to U.S. Army Spc. John C. Hoxie of Philippi, W.Va., during a visit Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where the soldier is recovering from injuries suffered in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Looking on is the soldier's father, David Hoxie. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush visits with U.S. Army Sgt. John Wayne Cornell of Lansing, Mich., after presenting him with a Purple Heart Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, during a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where he is recovering from injuries suffered in Operation Iraqi Freedom. With them are Sgt. Cornell's wife, Dee, and mother-in-law Diane Elaine Galloway. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush addresses the media Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, after visiting with wounded troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush, left, watches as double amputee Lance Cpl. Matt Bradford, who is also blind, climbs a wall, during President Bush’s visit Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007 to the physical therapy and training area for wounded soldiers at the Center for The Intrepid at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. White House photo by Eric Draper

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