I read a wonderful post somewhere about how President Bush, as he travels, frequently meets with families of the fallen with no publicity, away from cameras, and complete disregard for his schedule.
He wrecked his schedule when he came to Bangor in order to greet a flight of troops going over to the Middle East. Our President and all who ride Air Force one waited on troops to land. Ya gotta love it.
I know that on the Presidents trip to Atlanta two weeks ago he met with a family who had lost their son in Iraq. The President spent over thirty minutes with this family and it was quite obvious how touched everyone was by this visit. And I know that none of us knew about this visit until the last moment.....he does not go around advertising it. I spent two hours with him and he didnt' mention it until after some picture taking....he then excused himself to visit with the family. We all got tears just at his demeanor and knowing how important it was for him to honor this fallen soldier.y
Also had a chance to tell him what our subdivision does for each returning vet and he thanked me profusely and said how important it is for us to honor our military.
God Bless President Bush....
He has done that several times with the family of the only solider designated as missing: Sgt. Matt Maupin of Batavia, Ohio.