Wow Proud!! I live for the day I can see our great president in person!!
I have the same thought. President Bush is the one man I would like to meet.
It was great. I saw his dad once many years ago when he visited troops, but he had already left office. This is the first time I have seen a sitting President up close like this. I went when they first opened the doors...almost three hours before the speech, and folks were already lining up. Everyone got there early, and everyone was very excited. He is incredible sincere when he goes around and says hello and shakes hands aferwards. Thanked everyone, and you could really sense he meant it.
He also presented a Volunteer of the Year award to one of the spouses here. No fanfare, no cameras (other than the families!); he could care less about the reporters. Clearly he was just a sincere fellow thanking someone for what they have done to support our troops and their nation.
I can think of former occupants of the WH who would try and make every presentation a photo op for themselves.
Saw him at Army/Navy in 2001 but certainly not close. I saw Clinton up close but was trying too hard not to scream obscenities at him to hear anything he had to say.
One of my great regrets is being too shortsighted in high school to see the Reagans off at Andrew AFB in 88. I can still picture myself telling my father no thanks, that I had something at school I needed to do...I blame youthful silliness but I still have the picture my father took of them from the tarmac.