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President George W. Bush meets wounded veteran Peter J. Rooney III of Cummington, Mass., a participant in the Team River Runner aquatic therapy program, during the president’s Aug. 13 visit to the Washington, D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center indoor pool, where recuperating wounded veterans use kayaks to learn and increase their mobile skills.

BUSH VISITS WOUNDED VETERANS

President George W. Bush meets wounded veteran Peter J. Rooney III of Cummington, Mass., a participant in the Team River Runner aquatic therapy program, during the president’s Aug. 13 visit to the Washington, D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center indoor pool, where recuperating wounded veterans use kayaks to learn and increase their mobile skills.

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