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With flight deck crew on the Iwo Jima.

A funny little incident: One of the flight deck crew handed the President a digital camera and asked for a photo. The President handed the camera to the Vice Admiral (LOL!), who took the picture. An extraordinarily rare time when a grunt sailor got a Vice Admiral do his bidding thanks to the POTUS.

As you can see, GWB kept talking to the sailor while he quite casually handed the camera to Allen. (Double LOL!)

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Waving to supporters. The President was being escorted directly inside the Iwo Jima, but he turned away from the big brass accompanying him, and went to greet the sailors. There was only a small group on deck, but he made a point of greeting each of them.

[snugs]

What a wonderful little aside showing the humanity of the President.