President George W. Bush speaks to Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe Velez after the announcement Thursday, July 2, 2008, by the Colombia's military that it had rescued 15 hostages, including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors, from leftist rebels. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush addresses the media Wednesday, July 2, 2008, as he delivers a statement in the Rose Garden regarding the upcoming 2008 G8 Summit in Japan. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush participates in the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Walter Reed National Medical Center Thursday, July 3, 2008, in Bethesda, Md. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush shakes hands after awarding a Purple Heart medal to U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Jacob Brittain of Frankfort, Tenn., Thursday, July 3, 2008, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush shakes hands with U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Charles Cozart of Arizona City, Ariz., Thursday, July 3, 2008, after awarding Cozart with a Purple Heart medal and citation at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Joining the ceremony, background, are his father and mother, Kevin and Sharon Cozart, and his grandparents, Arthur and Betty Cozart. White House photo by Eric Draper