[LucyJo]

There are so man “favorite pictures” of President Bush, but I think this picture is so very special because of everything it says without saying a word. To know the background information on that picture is to know the courage and character of the man.

[Wolfstar]

To know the background information on that picture is to know the courage and character of the man.

Beautifully stated, LucyJo. I'm reposting the photo here for newcomers to this thread.

President George W. Bush throwing a perfect strike from the mound in historic Yankee Stadium during the 2001 World Series about a month after the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01. He was wearing a heavy Secret Service bulletproof vest under his windbreaker. He went alone out to the mound in a stadium filled to overflowing. No protective detail around him. It was one of the most quintessentially American -- and the most brave thing -- I have ever witnessed.