Public Service Recognition Week May 5-11, 2003
Last Updated May 8, 2003

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Greetings from President Bush for Public Service Recognition Week
2003
Greetings from President Bush
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DoD Presents Award for Excellence to Five Installations
May 8, 2003 — DoD honored the achievements of five military installations receiving this year's Commander in Chief's Award for Installation Excellence in a Pentagon ceremony May 2.
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DoD Names Top Journalists, Broadcasters for 2002
May 7, 2003 — Winners of the 2002 Thomas Jefferson Awards Program competition were announced May 6 by the Defense Information School here.
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Military, Public Interact at Public Service Recognition Week Exhibits
May 2, 2003 — Eleven-year-old Ryan Jones' eyes grew wide as he sat down behind a real, black and silver U.S. Army M-240B machine gun.

Afterward, when asked about his feelings about the rapid-firing infantry weapon and other DoD equipment on display downtown as part of Public Service Recognition Week activities here, Jones exclaimed, "It's cool!"
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Welcome Home Message From the President
May 2, 2003 — My fellow citizens: When freedom needs defending, America turns to our military. In recent weeks, the world has witnessed what you already know: that our Armed Forces act with great skill, great courage, and great humanity.
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Hundreds of visitors examine military equipment May 2 at this year's Public Service Recognition Week exhibits on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore (Click photo for screen-resolution image.)

This year salutes public servants who have given their lives fighting terrorism, as well as the dedicated Americans who continue to guard against and combat terrorism around the world.

Public Service Recognition Week helps promote greater appreciation and support for our nation’s armed forces by educating people about its war-fighting, peacekeeping and humanitarian missions, as well as the important roles of its service members and equipment.

President Bush Proclaims End to Major Combat Ops in Iraq
May 1, 2003 — Major combat operations in Iraq are over, and America and her allies have prevailed, President Bush said this evening on the flight deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.
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DoD Sets Up Office to Help Lure Job Applicants
May 1, 2003 — The Defense Department, which employs more than 700,000 civilians in more than 900 occupations, has set up a new office to help lure job applicants to the federal workforce.
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Rumsfeld Praises Airmen for Contributions to Iraqi Freedom
April 29, 2003 — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told airmen here that what they accomplished for the Iraqi people, for the region and for the world is truly remarkable.
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Rumsfeld Thanks CENTCOM Forward for Its Service
April 28, 2003 — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld thanked the service members and civilians of U.S. Central Command here for the jobs they did as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Ground Commander Lauds Land Troops' Success in Iraq
April 23, 2003 — Coalition forces are nearing the end of combat operations, but the campaign will continue, the chief of coalition land forces said during an interview from Baghdad.
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DoD's Leaders Thank Military for Heroism, Courage, Talent
April 17, 2003 — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld thanked the men and women of the department for their service in the campaign in Iraq, but said much still remains to be done.
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President Salutes Marines, Vows 'Destination Baghdad, Nothing Less'
April 3, 2003 — "There's no finer sight than to see 12,000 United States Marines and corpsmen -- unless you happen to be a member of the Iraqi Republican Guard," President Bush said this morning in North Carolina.
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