Mike McNaughton
Dec 11th 2004MichaelPro America
Attached is a picture of Mike McNaughton. He stepped on a landmine in Afghanistan Christmas 2002. President Bush came to visit the wounded in the hospital. He told Mike that when he could run a mile, that they would go on a run together. True to his word, he called Mike every month or so to see how he was doing. Well, last week they went on the run, 1 mile with the president. Not something you’ll see in the news, but seeing the president taking the time to say thank you to the wounded and to give hope to one of my best friends was one of the greatest/best things I have seen in my life. It almost sounds like a corny email chain letter, but God bless him.
In April 2004, Sgt. McNaughton and his family made the trip to Washington, and true to his word the President went for a run with him. According to Baton Rouge television station WAFB, 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.
Now that is Two Class Acts!!
Hat Tip Samll Town Veteran
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