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Country recording artist Phil Vassar sings the national anthem Tuesday, May 6, 2008, during Military Spouse Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White House. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Country recording artist Phil Vassar sings the national anthem Tuesday, May 6, 2008, during Military Spouse Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White House. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

Photo Essay: Veterans     Part 1| Part 2| Part 3| Part 4| Part 5
President Bush stands with U.S. Army Spc. Daryl Sullivan of Dyer, Ind., as the soldier's wife, Sarah, takes their photo Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, during the President's visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where Spc. Sullivan is recovering from wounds received during Operation Iraqi Freedom. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush speaks with Sgt. Besiki Balakhadze, a member of the Georgian Army Coalition Forces, during a visit Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where the soldier is recovering from wounds received during Operation Iraqi Freedom. With them is interpreter Staff Sgt. Tatiana Ivanova, also of the Georgian Army Coalition Forces. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is joined by Major General Carla Hawley-Bowland, Commanding General of the North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, during his address to reporters Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, following his visit with wounded military personnel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Eric Draper
Guests sit on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, May 6, 2008, as President George W. Bush delivers remarks in celebration of Military Spouse Day, recognizing the impact spouses have on service members and honoring their volunteer service in educational, social and community endeavors. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush greets guests at the conclusion of the Military Spouse Day celebration Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at the White House. Begun in 1984, the day was established to acknowledge the profound impact military spouses have on service members and to honor their volunteer service in educational, social and community endeavors. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
The cameras are turned to President George W. Bush as he sits with Ellen Patton, left, and Colleen Saffron, two of the six recipients of the President's Volunteer Service Award, during Military Spouse Day ceremonies Tuesday, May 6, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Country recording artist Phil Vassar sings the national anthem Tuesday, May 6, 2008, during Military Spouse Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White House. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush delivers remarks during Military Spouse Day Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at the White House. Begun in 1984, the day was established to acknowledge the profound impact military spouses have on service members and to honor their volunteer service in educational, social and community endeavors. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush stands for the national anthem with recipients of the President's Volunteer Service Award during Military Spouse Day ceremonies Tuesday, May 6, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush reaches out to participants of the Wounded Warriors Soldier Ride as they cross in front of him during the kickoff Thursday of the White House to Lighthouse ride. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush sounds the horn to kick off the Wounded Warriors Soldier Ride Thursday, April 24, 2008, on the South Lawn drive at the White House. With him is Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush smiles as he delivers remarks to the Members of the Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride Thursday, April 24, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House. The ride provides rehabilitative cycling events for severely injured service members, affording many of the combat-wounded veterans a way to return to an active lifestyle. White House photo by Patrick Tierney

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