President George W. Bush meets with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Patrick Wilkinson and his wife, Jennifer, of Temecula, Calif., Thursday, July 3, 2008, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., where President Bush presented Wilkinson with a Purple Heart medal. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush speaks to reporters Thursday, July 3, 2008 outside the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., to congratulate the Colombian government for their successful hostage rescue. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush delivers remark at Monticello's 46th Annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony Friday, July 4. 2008, in Charlottesville, VA. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Petitioners take the Oath of Citizenship at Monticello's 46th Annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony Friday, July 4. 2008, in Charlottesville, VA. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush shakes hands with new United States Citizens at Monticello's 46th Annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony Friday, July 4. 2008, in Charlottesville, VA. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian