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President George W. Bush spoke to more than 1,000 paratroopers, soldiers, airmen, and family members July 4, 2006, thanking them for their service and sacrifice in the global war on terrorism during his Independence Day visit to Fort Bragg, N.C.

President George W. Bush spoke to more than 1,000 paratroopers, soldiers, airmen, and family members July 4, 2006, thanking them for their service and sacrifice in the global war on terrorism during his Independence Day visit to Fort Bragg, N.C.

President George W. Bush spoke to more than 1,000 paratroopers, soldiers, airmen, and family members July 4, 2006, thanking them for their service and sacrifice in the global war on terrorism during his Independence Day visit to Fort Bragg, N.C.

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