Dec 6, 2008 4:26 pm US/Eastern
President Bush Attends Army Navy Game
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ―
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President George W. Bush playfully kicked a football and presided over the pre-game coin toss on Saturday as he basked in the pageantry of the annual Army-Navy game, one of the sport's most storied rivalries. (File)
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President George W. Bush playfully kicked a football and
presided over the pre-game coin toss on Saturday as he basked in the pageantry
of the annual Army-Navy game, one of the sport's most storied rivalries.
The crowd at Lincoln
Financial Field in Philadelphia let out hearty
cheers of "USA, USA" as Bush
made his way to midfield for the ceremonial coin toss, which Army won.
At about the 30
yard-line he took a few steps toward a football on a tee and booted it almost
15 yards. He later shook hands with the players and game officials.
For the 109th
meeting between the service academies, Bush sat during the first half on the
Army side with troops wounded while serving in Iraq
and Afghanistan.
He was switching to the Navy side for the game's second half.
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