Bush wishes military members happy Thanksgiving
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President George W. Bush, who is spending Thanksgiving Day at the Camp David presidential retreat, telephoned 10 members of the U.S. military on Thursday to wish them a happy holiday.
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President Bush paused on Veterans Day to honor American soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan during his presidency and in wars past. As he spoke, U.S. warplanes and artillery pounded insurgents west of Baghdad.
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President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Bush exchanged gifts with his family, posed for photographs with Marines, and issued a Christmas day radio address urging Americans to care for the sick, the elderly and the poor.
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U.S. troops returning here from Iraq and Afghanistan on Christmas didn't complain about long deployments, a lack of protective armor and other aspects of the war effort. They were just happy to be with family.
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President Bush drew great applause during his State of the Union address last month when he called on Congress to allow U.S. troops to transfer their unused education benefits to family members. "Our military families serve our nation, they inspire our nation, and tonight our nation honors them," he...
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WASHINGTON President George W. Bush on Tuesday presented the government&#39;s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom, to three men closely involved in the planning, execution and immediate aftermath of the Iraq war - and in some of the war&#39;s biggest
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President Bush expressed a common  bond on Wednesday with a broad-breasted turkey named  "Biscuits," which won a White House election to become national  turkey for this year's Thanksgiving holiday.
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President Bush today promised continued progress toward a stable and self-governing Iraq so that &quot;American troops can come home with the honor they have earned.
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President Bush praised John Kerry's military service as honorable on Thursday but declined to condemn ads from Vietnam veterans who questioned the Massachusetts senator's military record.
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.  - President Bush sought on  Tuesday to boost the morale of U.S. troops facing extended  deployments in Iraq, but acknowledged mixed results so far in  training Iraqi forces to replace them.
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President Bush honors veterans today with a wreath laying ceremony and a speech at Arlington National Cemetery. He`s paying tribute to Americans who have served their nation in uniform and those who are fighting
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CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA - US President George W. Bush marked the 63rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor on Tuesday, by speaking to the Marines who have shouldered much of the fight in Iraq.
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LAS VEGAS -- President Bush, accused of shirking his duties in the Texas National Guard during the Vietnam War, expressed pride in his military experience yesterday in a campaign speech that triggered rounds of thunderous applause from thousands of
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President Bush, cheered on by Iraq war veterans and their families on the White House's South Lawn, urged lawmakers Tuesday to back his plan to withdraw some troops from Iraq but keep at least 130,000 through next summer or longer.
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President Bush issued a holiday-season call on Americans to volunteer and give to charity &#151; "to share our blessings with the least among us." He singled out for special praise those who have given time and energy to U.S. troops stationed around the world.
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President Bush paused on Veterans Day to honor the "hidden heroes" in America's military who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan during his presidency and in wars past. He also paid tribute to soldiers he said are waging a winning battle against insurgents west of Baghdad.