George W. Bush makes secret visit to mourning families at Fort Hood

Nov 7th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

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George W. Bush makes secret visit to mourning families at Fort Hood

Last night President George W. Bush and his wife Laura made a secret visit to the devastated military families at Ft. Hood.

The Bushes instructed the commander of the mourning military base that they wanted no publicity. With their Secret Service detail, Bush and his wife made the 30-mile trip unannounced from their ranch near Crawford, Texas, on Friday evening.

Fox News broke news of the visit this afternoon. Other sources said the former first couple spent about two hours meeting with family and soldiers, talking quietly and at times hugging them as they did in private at other times of crisis such as post-9/11.

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