President George W. Bush is joined by Major General Carla Hawley-Bowland, Commanding General of the North Atlantic Regional Medical Command and the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, during his address to reporters Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, following his visit with wounded military personnel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush speaks with Sgt. Besiki Balakhadze, a member of the Georgian Army Coalition Forces, during a visit Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where the soldier is recovering from wounds received during Operation Iraqi Freedom. With them is interpreter Staff Sgt. Tatiana Ivanova, also of the Georgian Army Coalition Forces. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush visits with U.S. Army Sgt. Pengchun Pech of Lynne, Mass., Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where the soldier is recovering from wounds received during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Looking on is his wife, Leakhenavodey Pech, and 22-month-old son, Tommy, sit nearby. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush talks with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Dr. Charles William Fox, Jr. (Retired) and wife, Jan, of Leesburg, Va . during a visit Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, with wounded military personnel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C. General Fox, CEO of Project Hope, was injured by an IED while helping to build a state-of-the-art cancer treatment facility for children in Basra. White House photo by Eric Draper
President Bush stands with U.S. Army Spc. Daryl Sullivan of Dyer, Ind., as the soldier's wife, Sarah, takes their photo Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, during the President's visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where Spc. Sullivan is recovering from wounds received during Operation Iraqi Freedom. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush stands with the extended family of U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Shepperly of Birmingham, Ala., during a visit Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where the soldier is recovering from wounds received during Operation Iraqi Freedom. White House photo by Eric Draper