Bush marks Veterans Day on Intrepid

[unhappycamper]

President Bush holds his hand to his heart during the playing of the National Anthem at the start of the rededication ceremony of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, on Veterans Day.


Bush marks Veterans Day on Intrepid
By Devlin Barrett - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Nov 11, 2008 18:42:44 EST

NEW YORK — President Bush thanked veterans Tuesday for serving their country, noting wistfully that he’ll “miss being commander in chief of such a fabulous group.”

Bush marked his last Veterans Day as president with a visit to a New York pier that is home to the World War II aircraft carrier Intrepid, appearing before a crowd of thousands bundled on a pier against the windy November chill for the rededication ceremony of the USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

The president praised veterans in the crowd, including those who served aboard the Intrepid in its long history of military action.

“Thank you for your courage, thank you for your sacrifice, and thank you for standing up when your nation needed you most,” Bush said.

The president spoke in the shadow of the Intrepid and near the amphibious assault ship Bataan, where sailors and Marines peered down on the ceremony from the ship’s deck. After his speech, astronauts Scott Carpenter and Buzz Aldrin helped the president toss a wreath into the Hudson River as a bugler played taps.


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uhc comment: This man shames me.

[Wapsie B]

1. Just think, yesterday was the last Veteran's Day this deserter

will preside over ceremonies honoring those who actually did serve this country.