A Day in the Life of President Bush (with the troops at Walter Reed): 3-30-07

WhiteHouse.gov & other sources ^ | 3-30-07

[silent_jonny]

President Bush visited soldiers and Marines at the physical therapy wing of Walter Reed Army Center in Washington today. Afterwards, the president spoke at Walter Reed’s Red Cross Hall, praising the doctors and nurses for their extraordinary care of the troops and promising that the problems found in the center--and the bureaucracy--will soon be fixed. (Transcript)

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Guinea-Bissau Foreign Minister Antonio Isaac Monteiro and Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim at the State Department in Washington.

Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

[silent_jonny]

Quote of the Day:

President Bush: The soldiers and Marines stay here only for a few months, but the compassion they receive here stays with them for a lifetime. And so on behalf of a grateful nation, I do want to thank our docs and our nurses and care givers for providing extraordinary health care to the people who wear the uniform.

I know full well that the work you do is behind the scenes. In other words, you don't get a lot of glory for what you do. But you certainly do from the family members, who first come here and they see their loved one on a bed, wondering whether or not that person will ever walk again. And then, six months later, the body is returning and the spirit is strong, the person is up and moving around -- the family and the soldier is impressed by that care.

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None of the problems that we have uncovered can overshadow the great work you do here. That's what you have to know. It's a special calling to serve those who serve our country. It requires a unique person to come here on a daily basis, and to heal the hurts of those who served our country.

And so our nation is grateful, and I'm proud to be your Commander-in-Chief.

Photo of the Day:

President Bush shakes hands with 1st Lt. Scott Quilty during a visit with patients at the physical therapy wing of Walter Reed Army Center in Washington, Friday, March 30, 2007.

[silent_jonny]

Please wait for the "All Clear" before posting or reposting pictures and graphics.

[Txsleuth]

Hi jonny!

[silent_jonny]

Hi, Sleuth!

The toaster is yours :)

[Kaslin]

Hi

[silent_jonny]

Snugs Update

From Snugs, posted earlier this afternoon:

Update on Dad. He has had another abdominal Xray this time with dye.

This has confirmed that there is no blockage but wind stopping the bowel working. They are going to the tubing again over the weekend and hopefully clear him out completely and then assess the situation on Monday as for his fitness for the op.

When I left this evening they had made him nil by mouth again because they do not want more and more build up and they are going to give him some nutrients that by pass the bowel I suppose some vitamin supplements of some kind to keep his strength up. They are allowing him to have water though. The plan is that if they keep him off solids over the weekend and with this tubing it will clear him out and we can then be in a position by Monday to start preparing him for threatre. Whether they will want to put him back on solids for day or so I do not know but probably no if they are feeding him with vitamins etc.

I am at my friend's house tonight so will not be up on FR - I am staying the night and will log on tomorrow from home sometime. Wow I did not realise that dial up was so slow my dial up is much faster on the odd ocassion I have to use it.

Thanks, if I get a chance I will log on later but probably will have an early night

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers

Eleanor

[silent_jonny]

Setting the Record Straight:
Democrats Are Delaying Funding For Our Troops

Democrats Are Pandering To Their Extreme Base
At The Expense Of Funding For Our Troops

"Fifty-three days after President Bush submitted his Iraq war emergency supplemental funding proposal, Democrats in Congress have not yet sent the President a bill he can sign. General Pace has made clear that there will be real consequences if we do not fund the troops by mid-April, and it is troubling that House Democrats have not even appointed conferees to resolve the differences between versions passed by the House and Senate. Instead of playing politics, Democrats should fund the troops with a bill that does not force retreat, handcuff our commanders, or contain billions of dollars in pork spending."

- White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino, 3/30/07

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President Bush walks out of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 30, 2007, for a visit to Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington.

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President Bush visits with patients at the physical therapy wing of Walter Reed Army Center in Washington, Friday, March 30, 2007. Left to right are physical therapist Bob Bahr, Mark Ecker and Debra Ecker of East Longmeadow, Mass., parents of Sgt. Mark Ecker II, right, who was wounded by an IED in Ramadi, Iraq.

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President Bush shakes hands with 1st Lt. Scott Quilty during a visit with patients at the physical therapy wing of Walter Reed Army Center in Washington, Friday, March 30, 2007. At center is his wife Annmarie Quilty

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President Bush watches as 1st Lt. Scott Quilty goes through his exercises as he visits with patients in the physical therapy wing of Walter Reed Army Center in Washington, Friday, March 30, 2007. Between them is his wife Annmarie Quilty.

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President Bush shakes hands with Sgt. Gregory Robinson as he visits with patients at the physical therapy wing of Walter Reed Army Center in Washington, Friday, March 30, 2007.

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President Bush stoops down to look at two-month-old Hailey Gardner, daughter of Sgt. David Gardner, March 30, 2007

President Bush talks with Sgt. David Gardner from Ft. Bragg, N.C., who was wounded in Iraq, during a visit with patients at the physical therapy wing of Walter Reed Army Center in Washington, Friday, March 30, 2007. At right is Gardner's wife Beverly Gardner with child Hailey Gardner.

[ohioWfan]

I cheated. There are GREAT pics of our incredible President and Commander in Chief today, and I thank you in advance for posting them all for us, jonny!

[silent_jonny]

President Bush visits with patients at the physical therapy wing of Walter Reed Army Center in Washington, Friday, March 30, 2007. From left are, Sgt. David Gardner, from Ft. Bragg, N.C., who was wounded in Iraq, his wife Beverly Gardner and their two-month-old daughter Hailey.

President George W. Bush holds Hailey Gardner, daughter of Army Sergeant David Gardner, during a visit to the Physical Therapy Unit at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington March 30, 2007.

[hoosierpearl]

Thanks for the dose Jonny. I especially like the last picture on this post, outstanding.

[silent_jonny]

President Bush passes two-month-old Hailey Gardner back to her mother Beverly during his visit with patients at the physical therapy wing of Walter Reed Army Center in Washington, Friday, March 30, 2007. Sgt. David Gardner, from Ft. Bragg, N.C., who was wounded in Iraq, is at left.

[Txsleuth]

Thanks for the DOSE jonny...and the note by snugs.

I can be patient for my toaster...bless her heart, she had enough to worry about..she needs an evening with a friend.

[Kaslin]

Did you hear that some were bitching about President visiting Walter Reed today and calling it a photo op?

[silent_jonny]

President George W. Bush presents the Purple Heart to U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Ryan Bleill of Greenfield, Ind., during a visit Friday, March 30, 2007, to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Bleill is recovering from injuries sustained in Operation Iraqi Freedom.