President Bush said Thursday that he's thankful for troops serving in a time of war as he made Thanksgiving Day phone calls to 10 members of the U.S. military services stationed around the world.
From his ranch here, Bush called troops serving in the Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, Air Force and Army early Thursday morning before sitting down for dinner with his family.
"He thanked all of them on behalf of the American people for their service," said White House spokeswoman Dana Perino. "He said all of them were patriots. He's very proud of them and thankful for them."
Perino said Bush asked those he spoke with to pass the message on to their fellow service members.
Talking to troops has been a tradition for Bush on Thanksgiving. He often makes such phone calls, but in 2003 he went further, surprising soldiers serving in Baghdad by showing up unannounced in their mess hall for the holiday meal.
The White House did not release the names of those the president called this year, but said at least one was serving in Afghanistan, one was in Iraq and one was on a ship at sea. The names were selected by the Defense Department.
2 comments:
I bet all those calls were to higher ranks,my husband an e-4 would never get thanks like that.
actually i was one of the one he called and i was frocked earlier that day to an e-4, and from what i heard from the white house it was the lower ranks that was called. i was off the coast of iraq with my ship. it was a grat experience.
Post a Comment