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| GWB and Laura Secretly Visits Fort Hood Victims | |
| 2009-11-08 | |
| Last night (Friday) former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura made a secret visit to the devastated military families at Fort Hood. The Bushes instructed the commander of the mourning military base that they wanted no publicity. With their Secret Service detail, Bush and his wife made the 30 mile trip unannounced from their ranch near Crawford, Texas Friday evening. Fox News broke news of the visit this afternoon. Other sources said the former first couple spent about two hours meeting with family and soldiers, talking quietly and at times hugging them as they did in private at other times of crisis such as post-9/11.
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| Posted by:Sherry |
| #6 Jim, the Bush's ranch in Crawford is a little over an hour's drive from Ft. Hood. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-11-08 13:26 |
| #5 Yup, Isn't GWB a Texan? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-11-08 11:54 |
| #4 I'm guessing that when word got around Fort Hood that "The President is coming!" there wasn't much doubt about who was on the way. |
| Posted by: Matt 2009-11-08 11:17 |
| #3 no cameras, no press pool. That's class, Obama, you wouldn't know it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-11-08 09:48 |
| #2 A visit from them means a heck of a lot more than a photo op with some WH functionary in lieu of his perfectness, who needs to do important things, like having his nails done. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-11-08 08:49 |
| #1 Thank you, both of you. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2009-11-08 06:31 |