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President George W. Bush waves to cadets as he concludes his remarks Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush greets West Point cadets folllowing his address Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush poses for photos with cadets Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. White House photo by Eric Draper

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President George W. Bush pauses to greet Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Paul Pittman Jr., left, and Lance Cpl. Marc E. Olson, both wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom, as he arrived on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, after spending the day at West Point. With them are Patrick Paul Pittman Sr., father of Lance Cpl. Pittman, and Janice Kloski, mother of Lance Cpl. Olson. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian