FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SITE
President George W. Bush inspects the troops at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute at Conmy Hall on Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 6, 2009. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also attended the event.
The U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard stands at parade rest during the Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell to President George W. Bush on Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 6, 2009.
Left to right, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, first lady Laura Bush, President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates render honors at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute Ceremony at Conmy Hall, Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 6, 2009.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates awards the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service to President George W. Bush at the Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell to President on Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 6, 2009.
Left to right, U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, first lady Laura Bush, President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates render honors at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute Ceremony at Conmy Hall, Fort Myer, Va., Jan. 6, 2009.
U.S. President George W. Bush speaks about conservation and the environment in Washington January 6, 2009.
President George W. Bush looks up at Benigno R. Fitial, governor of the U.S. Commonwealth Northern Mariana Islands, after signing documents to establish the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington.
President George W. Bush smiles after using his executive authority to protect several unique tropical marine ecosystems in the South Pacific, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington. The largest of the protected areas surrounds the Northern Mariana Islands and includes the Mariana Trench, the deepest canyon on earth and is believed to harbor some of the oldest known life on the DNA tree. At right of Bush is Benigno R. Fitial, governor of the U.S. Commonwealth Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. President George W. Bush receives a hug after signing documents in Washington designating the creation of three separate marine national monuments in the central Pacific Ocean January 6, 2009