Today , President Bush was in Newport ,R. I. All Rhode Island families who had lost a family member due to Iraq war ,were invited to have lunch and meet the President We all had to have security checks after lunch my sister, Donna Freeland-Coutu and myself and two other families had a 30 minute private meeting with President Bush He offered his sympathies to all of us, it was very emotional ,as we meet him one at a time with an introduction as to who we were,and who we had lost in the war. He commented on the war and answered questions We all had our pictures taken with him It was an emotionally charged day,as yesterday was the second anniversary of my nephew's death, and the President knew it, told my sister so,the tears flowed from everyone A day to remember sincerely sandy Lindsay ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================