SSgt. Mike McNaughton

Sgt McNaughton

According to the White House, President and Mrs. Bush visited Michael at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. on January 17, 2004.
That was when the president wished him a speedy recovery so they might run together.
Then on April 14, 2004, the two jogged a mile on the South Lawn of the White House.

Pres and Mike

Sgt. McNaughton described his return visit with President Bush thusly:

“It rained a little bit. I didn’t care if it was storming or lightning all around, I didn’t care. It was nice to run with him.

“He has a weight room upstairs, in the White House. We worked out for about 45 minutes, we tried different equipment. He said I couldn’t do it, so I had to prove him wrong.

“This goes back to my military training. I never once stopped something and said I can’t do it or quit. Just because I lost my leg, why should I start now?”

Sergeant McNaughton says the president was more interested with his new leg than even his own children. McNaughton says the president couldn’t stop looking at it or asking questions about it.

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