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Terrorist flying a plane into one of the WTC Towers on September 11, 2001.Firefighters with flag at WTC Ground Zero shortly after terrorists attacks on September 11, 2001.
Sgt. Paul Ray Smith, posthumous Medal of Honor (April 4, 2005) for his heroic efforts during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 3, 2003.

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<Sgt. Paul Ray Smith, posthumous Medal of Honor (April 4, 2005) for his heroic efforts in Iraq on April 3, 2003.

Veterans Day 2004 - World War II veteran and Pear Harbor survivor, Houston James, emotionally embracing Iraq War veteran, Marine Sgt. Mark Graunke, Jr., who lost a hand, leg, and eye when defusing a bomb in 2003.

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Man kneeling with flag in hand on July 4, 2005.
Staff Sgt. James Smith holds his eight-month old son Malik for the first time after returning home to Nevada from a 13-month deployment to Kuwait and Iraq.
World War II veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor, Houston James, emotionally embracing Iraq War veteran, Marine Sgt. Mark Graunke, Jr., who lost a hand, leg, and eye when defusing a bomb in 2003. (Photo by Associated Press)
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President George W. Bush's Message for Independence Day 2008
0704/08
 Presidential Message,
Independence Day		 See caption below
07/04/08
7 photos of President
Bush visiting Walter
Reed National Medical
Center & presenting
Purple Hearts to troops		 As part of a class project, students at Greenwich Catholic School in Connecticut sent messages of encouragement to deployed troops. America Supports You homefront group, Adopt-a-Chaplain, is distributing all 16 banners through their deployed chaplain network.
07/03/08
Students sent
messages of
encouragement to
deployed troops		 President George W. Bush greets base personnel and their families at the Air National Guard Ramp of Jackson-Evers International Airport Tuesday July 1, 2008, in Jackson, MS.
07/02/08
 President Bush greets
base personnel and
their families in
Jackson, MS
Col. Ray Graham, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, Germany, salutes during the playing of the national anthem for ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift at Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Germany. Graham, wearing a 1940s-era Army uniform, shared the stage with the city of Wiesbaden’s Lord Mayor Helmut Mueller during a flightline observance June 26, 2008.
07/01/08
Wiesbaden celebrates
the Berlin Airlift
anniversary		 David Bancroft, wife daughter, and grandson in front of statues of naval aviators from each war.
06/30/08
David Bancroft, founder
of USA Patriotism!, and
family with statues of
naval aviators		 June 19, 2008 -- Petty Officer Christopher Seevers (Left) and Seaman Daniel Naylor (Right) stand below the Yaquina Bay Bridge, where on a cold December night in 2006 they made a daring rescue 129-foot above the bay. They were honored for their heroism with the Coast Guard Commendation Medal. This medal is given to those who distinguish themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement or meritorious service above what is normally expected.
06/29/08
Coast Guardsmen's
heroism earn them
Commendation Medal		 U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Max W. Donahue plays with Paco, his military working dog, in Lahib, Iraq, June 16, 2008. Donahue is a dog handler assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment.
06/28/08
Marine plays with his
military working dog
in Lahib, Iraq
From left to right, Jhen Bryant, Aaron Naquin, Daniel Lind, and Rebekkah Orrell, a group of military students, lead the room in saying the Pledge of Allegiance before a signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding at the Pentagon, June 25, 2008. The memorandum promotes better educational opportunities for military children.
06/27/08
 Military students lead
the room in saying the
Pledge of Allegiance		 An F/A-18F Super Hornet breaks to enter the landing pattern over the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, June 12, 2008. The Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.
06/26/08
F/A-18F Super Hornet
breaks to enter the
landing pattern over
USS Abraham Lincoln		 U.S. Marine Sgt. Daniel Leach talks to fellow Marines via radio during Operation Defeat al-Qaeda in the North, in the Northern Al Anbar Province, Iraq, June 11, 2008. Leach is assigned to the Multi National Force-West Ground Combat Element's Company D, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Mech.
06/25/08
  Marine talks to fellow
Marines via radio
during Operation
Defeat al-Qaeda in Iraq		 Captain Kent Solheim, United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for actions during a raid in Karbala, Iraq where he courageously saved multiple American lives by disregarding his personal safety.
Captain Kent Solheim
Silver Star Recipient
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