A Day in the Life of President Bush (Bush's Iraq Troop Visit Photos): 11/27/03

YAHOO, WHITEHOUSE | 11/27/03

[MJY1288]

President Bush made a surprise visit to our troops in Iraq today, he arrived on Airforce One at Baghdad International Airport just after dark and surprised some 600 soldiers before being served a full course traditional Thanksgiving meal. President Bush was greeted with a thunderous applause from the surprised troops that clearly touched the Commander-in-Chief

Enjoy this special Thanksgiving Day "Dose"

[Carolinamom]

Do we have a wonderful President or what!!!! I'm STILL on a high about this event. (P.S. Hillary is going to Bagdad tomorrow. Will anyone here or abroad even notice? HaHA)

[MJY1288]

The end of pics, if you have any you would like to post, do so now

Mike

[SAMWolf]

Thanksgiving Proclamations

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THANKSGIVING DAY 1863

By the President of the United States : a Proclamation

...In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign states to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere, except in the theater of military conflict, while that theater has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union...

...I do therefore invite my fellow-citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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THANKSGIVING DAY 1898

By the President of the United States : a Proclamation

...The skies have been for a time darkened by the cloud of war, but as we were compelled to take up the sword in the cause of humanity we are permitted to rejoice that the conflict has been of brief duration and the losses we have had to mourn, though grievous and important, have been so few, considering the great results accomplished, as to inspire us with gratitude and praise to the Lord of Hosts...

WILLIAM McKINLEY

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THANKSGIVING 1917

By the President of the United States : a Proclamation

It has long been the honored custom of our people to turn in the fruitful autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for His many blessings and mercies to us as a nation. That custom we can follow now even in the midst of the tragedy of a world shaken by war and immeasurable disaster, in the midst of sorrow and great peril, because even amidst the darkness that has gathered about us we can see the great blessings God has bestowed upon us, blessings that are better than mere peace of mind and prosperity of enterprise.

WOODROW WILSON

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THANKSGIVING DAY, 1943

By the President of the United States : a Proclamation

God’s help to us has been great in this year of march towards world-wide liberty. In brotherhood with warriors of other United Nations our gallant men have won victories, have freed our homes from fear, have made tyranny tremble, and have laid the foundation for freedom of life in a world which will be free. Our forges and hearths and mills have wrought well; and our weapons have not failed. Our farmers, Victory gardeners, and crop volunteers have gathered and stored a heavy harvest in the barns and bins and cellars. Our total food production for the year is the greatest in the annals of our country...

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

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THANKSGIVING DAY, 1953

By the President of the United States : a Proclamation

As a Nation much blessed, we feel impelled at harvest time to follow the tradition handed down by our Pilgrim fathers of pausing from our labors for one day to render thanks to Almighty God for His bounties. Now that the year is drawing to a close, once again it is fitting that we incline our thoughts to His mercies and offer to Him our special prayers of gratitude... Especially are we grateful this year for the truce in battle-weary Korea, which gives to anxious men and women throughout the world the hope that there may now be an enduring peace.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

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THANKSGIVING DAY, 1967

By the President of the United States : a Proclamation

...Over the years, we have made Thanksgiving a unique national occasion. Thanking God for His goodness, we thank Him as well for the promise and achievement of America. Our reasons for gratitude are almost without number.... Much as we are grateful for these material and spiritual blessings, we are conscious, in this year, of special sorrows and disappointments. We are engaged in a painful conflict in Asia, which was not of our choosing, and in which we are involved in fidelity to a sacred promise to help a nation which has been the victim of aggression. We are proud of the spirit of our men who are risking their lives on Asian soil. We pray that their sacrifice will be redeemed in an honorable peace and the restoration of a land long torn by war...

LYNDON B. JOHNSON

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THANKSGIVING DAY, 1991

By the President of the United States : a Proclamation

...As we continue the Thanksgiving tradition, a tradition cherished by every generation of Americans, we reflect in a special way on the blessings of the past year. When this Nation and its coalition partners took up arms in a last-resort effort to repel aggression in the Persian Gulf, we were spared the terrible consequences of a long and protracted struggle. Indeed, the millions of people who prayed for a quick end to the fighting saw those prayers answered with a swiftness and certainty that exceeded all expectations. During the past year, we have also witnessed the demise of communism and welcomed millions of courageous people into the community of free nations.

GEORGE BUSH

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THANKSGIVING DAY, 2003

By the President of the United States : a Proclamation

....America is a land of abundance, prosperity, and hope. We must never take for granted the things that make our country great: a firm foundation of freedom, justice, and equality; a belief in democracy and the rule of law; and our fundamental rights to gather, speak, and worship freely.

These liberties do not come without cost. Throughout history, many have sacrificed to preserve our freedoms and to defend peace around the world. Today, the brave men and women of our military continue this noble tradition. These heroes and their loved ones have the gratitude of our Nation.

GEORGE W. BUSH

[Reactionary]

It's absolutely refreshing to see a man who is not cynical, who does not act with guile or deceit, acting on the world stage. We have too many cynics, too many people who are motivated by a desire for power and control.

It gives me hope for the future. It really does.

[MJY1288]

Amen

[PeteFromMontana]

Thank you so much for these amazing pictures. This shows us what a great President we have.

[kitkat]

Ron, I read that report on Dudge's site. It was FASCINATING to read the background of what it's like to be a member of the press aboard Air Force 1.

Mike, thanks for this very special Dose. What an awesome man our President is. He's STILL making me love him more than I could have believed possible.

[Cicero]

It's a great day. Thanks for these pics.

[RonDog]

And, for those who may have MISSED them, see also some of the OTHER threads about this:

GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEnduring Freedom 11/28/03-Baghdad,Pres.Bush
			Posted by Diogenesis On 11/27/2003 2:36 PM PST with 3 comments ahoo, AP, Reuters, and the usual suspects | 11/28/03 | President Bush in Iraq with the valiant Armies of Good
U.S. Troops Across Iraq Cheer Surprise Bush Visit
			Posted by Ex-Dem On 11/27/2003 2:14 PM PST with 7 comments Wired News ^ | November 27, 2003 | Dean Yates
Reuters: Some Iraqis Welcome Bush, Others Wish Him in Hell
			Posted by Pokey78 On 11/27/2003 2:11 PM PST with 17 comments Reuters ^ | 11/27/03 | Khaled Oweis
Bush appearance stuns troops gathered at airport for Thanksgiving
			Posted by Maria S On 11/27/2003 1:25 PM PST with 31 comments AP ^ | 11/27/03 | JIM KRANE
Bush Iraq text (Full transcript of Bush's Thanksgiving Speech to the troops in Iraq)
			Posted by FairOpinion On 11/27/2003 12:29 PM PST with 30 comments Ledger Enquirer.com -- AP ^ | Nov. 27, 2003 | President George W. Bush
(President)Bush Iraq Quotes
			Posted by kattracks On 11/27/2003 11:45 AM PST with 9 comments AP | 11/27/03
Bush Trip to Baghdad Kept Top-Secret
			Posted by kattracks On 11/27/2003 11:25 AM PST with 51 comments NewsMax.com Wires ^ | 11/27/03 | AP
DFU SONG: Air Force Hymn (Pres. Bush in Baghdad!!!)
			Posted by doug from upland On 11/27/2003 11:24 AM PST with 11 comments DFU SONG PARODIES | 11-2003 | Lyrics, Doug from Upland
Bush Makes Secret Thanksgiving Visit to Iraq
			Posted by AmericanMade1776 On 11/27/2003 10:48 AM PST with 125 comments wireservice.wired.com ^ | nov 27,2003 | steve holland
Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Baghdad
			Posted by Pro Consul On 11/27/2003 9:42 AM PST with 14 comments Fox News ^ | 11/27/2003 | Associated Press
Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq
			Posted by PeteFromMontana On 11/27/2003 9:42 AM PST with 172 comments mywaynews via Drudge Report ^ | 11/27/2003 | TERENCE HUNT
President Bush is eating in my undisclosed location (UPDATE: Undisclosed location is IRAQ!)
			Posted by ChiefKujo On 11/27/2003 7:37 AM PST with 1,137 comments Eyes on ^ | 271830(C)NOV03 | ChiefKujo

[mystery-ak]

That second pic in post #4 is when I started crying...I could see the tears in his eyes...oh, how I love this man for doing this.....HOOAH!

[Liberty Valance]

W'04

[MJY1288]

A Special Ping to ChiefKujo who gave us the news of President Bush spending his Thanksgiving in an undisclosed location long before it was announced on the news.

If you don't get this ping ChiefKujo before I sign off, I want you to know that we all wish you the best and we all thank you for serving this great nation

God Bless and Stay Safe

Mike

[ThePythonicCow]

A man of honor. We are blessed.

[ThePythonicCow]

Thanks for the links RonDog.

Yup - thanks. Looks like RonDog must have drawn "link duty" on FR today. He's doing a bang up job of it.

[MJY1288]

I was sitting in the living room when the video was first shown of President Bush's entrance and the troops roar, I saw President Bush starting to tear up when he reached the podium and I looked over at my son-in-law (The Ex-Marine) and he was wiping a tear of his own away from his cheek.

President Bush really did a great thing for our troops by doing this.

A great day for America

[solo gringo]

Thanks My grandson is serving with the 1st rumored in baghdad i wish he gets to meet the president.

[kitkat]

Just as I found the Dose I heard a report on radio (don't know which syndicated news outfit it was) of the General asking if there was anyone back stage who could give the President's Thanksgiving message. Instantly, I heard the whoops, yells, cheers from the troops. It couldn't have taken them more than a second to realize it was Dubya and they went WILD. It was SO loud and so joyous and it went on for quite a while. I was grinning from ear to ear.

[okimhere]

Thanks for your report on your visit to the hospital...a real three-tissue read! And couldn't wait to see the Dose tonight. What an amazing President we have! I have the feeling that this is another of those occasions when we will always remember where we were when we heard the news.

It has certainly been a wonderful, memorable day. Happy Thanksgiving to one and all! More tears every time I see footage or read the incredible details of this trip.

[the invisib1e hand]

this president, these troops, their legacy: this is the seal of promise for the future of this remarkable land.

[kitkat]

I, too, hope that your grandson got to meet the President. And tell him THANK YOU for his service to our country.