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Like him or not, this is the kind of presence a president of the US should have. An honest man.<br /><br />Subject: At the Pentagon - <br /><br />> The following message is from Lt. Col. Rick Jones, a career U.S. Air<br />Force<br />> officer presently stationed at the Pentagon. The event he experienced<br />in<br />a<br />> Pentagon cafeteria occurred only this week. His message is as follows:<br />> I just witnessed something I don't think I'll ever forget. I was down<br />near<br />> the cafeteria in the Pentagon meeting a friend for lunch and I see a<br />very<br />> large crowd of people inside. I walk in and soon find myself standing<br />less<br />> than three feet away from our Commander-in-Chief and right beside the<br />> Secretary of Defense (and a bunch of Secret Service folks). President<br />Bush<br />> was walking around shaking hands and thanking all of us for what we do.<br />He<br />> kept saying to people "Don't Worry" -- as if to say, I've got it under<br />> control. He must have shaken 1000 hands or more. What particularly<br />struck<br />> me was his presence - not a particularly large man in stature, but he<br />had<br />an<br />> aura of a giant - a smile on his face, yet you can sense he was a man<br />on<br />a<br />> mission - a man of purpose and conviction - there was just this feeling<br />that<br />> he is THE MAN, and he is in charge - he had a quiet confidence that was<br />> deafening! Then, a group of folks just behind me started singing God<br />Bless<br />> America and, in no time,the entire room - which was packed - was<br />singing<br />the<br />> song. It was enough to give anyone goose bumps. If there was a dry eye<br />in<br />> the place, I couldn't see it (probably because my eyes weren't too<br />dry).<br />It<br />> was just one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences that I shall never<br />> forget. After God Bless America, there were a few chants of<br />"USA-USA-USA,"<br />> followed by a lot of applause. When President Bush finally made his way<br />> toward the entrance, he turned with his confident smile and waved at<br />> everyone, and the room just erupted in cheers and whistles and<br />applause.<br />> I've been to professional football games where the noise wasn't that<br />loud.<br />> It was just such a wonderful experience and it made me:<br />> 1) So very happy that George W. Bush is our president and<br />> Commander-in-Chief.<br />> 2) So proud to be an American. Just thought I'd share.<br />><br />> Lt Col Rick Jones HQ USAF/ILMY RAF 3/02 March 10, 2003<br />><br />>
