Posted on 10/14/2006 4:40:07 PM PDT by silent_jonny
Today, President Bush and Mrs. Bush joined Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in Arlington, Virginia for the dedication of the U.S. Air Force Memorial.
Also in attendance were Chairman of the Air Force Memorial Foundation, Ross Perot Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne; Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General T. Michael Moseley; Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney McKinley; Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Nicholson and Major General Edward F. Grillo (USAF retired) President of the Air Force Memorial Foundation.
Click here for a complete transcript of GWB’s speech.
Later, President Bush delivered a short statement about North Korea to the press on the South Lawn of the White House before he returned to Camp David.
Enjoy your Saturday visit to Sanity Island
Thank God for small favors -- that the USAF memorial didn't come into being during bubba's so-called presidency.
Hmmm. Methinks that waiting might have been done on purpose.
1. Thanks for adding Julie's husband's prayer need to the Dose.
2. Thanks for the Sunday Dose.
George W. Bush's name looks so lovely on it!
YES! I was hoping 'twould be so.
The baby will treasure that photo in later life!
2. You're welcome.
:-D
My internet connection is really spazzy. It might be funny if it didn't irritate me so much.
Anyway...how are you? Anything exciting going on?
I think I remember him doing his lip-biting schtick at the opening ceremony (1993?)
Nope, this is pretty much the highlight of my Sunday :)
Quote of the Day: President Bush: "A soldier can walk the battlefields where he once fought, a Marine can walk the beaches he once stormed, but an airman can never visit the patch of sky he raced across on a mission to defend freedom. And so it's fitting that, from this day forward, the men and women of the Air Force will have this memorial, a place here on the ground that recognizes their achievements and sacrifices in the skies above."
I wish that just once our local paper, the Philadelphia Inquirer, would have something good to say about our President, George W. Bush. I wish every American could read this beautiful tribute to our Air Force. But that would be expecting too much. Which is why I only read the comics and local news.
Thank you for posting this quote for all of us to read and treasure, silent_jonny.
PS: I think I made the top 300 here today. :o) Congrats to you on 1st!!!
You're very welcome :)
Mine too :)
It's was taken at the ceremony yesterday, but I didn't find it until tonight.
H D P! :)
Hi sweet you! Yay! you got a T!
H in return D S J! ;oD
Might I suggest you copy your post to Jonny (including W's quote) and put it into a letter to the Editor, perhaps including a couple photos from the USAF Memorial dedication, and let them know how you feel about their news "coverage"? It might not hurt to mention you find more actual news on the Internet than you're getting through their paper.
Gretchen
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