President Bush revisits tornado victims, passes through McConnell

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. –- President George W. Bush waves to McConnell members May 4, while debarking Air Force One. The president transitioned through McConnell to Greensburg and gave commencement speech to 18 high school graduates, despite their struggles from a F-5 tornado that devastated the town in May 2007. (Photo by Senior Airman Roy Lynch III)

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President Bush revisits tornado victims, passes through McConnell

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- Col. James Vechery, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, Col. William Cahoon, 931st Air Refueling Group commander , Col. Michael Foster, 184th Intelligence Wing commander, and Col. Ray LaMarche, 22nd Operations Group commander, stand at attention at the arrival of Air Force One, May 4. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Maria Ruiz)

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President Bush revisits tornado victims, passes through McConnell

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- President George W. Bush and Buddy Shannon, a humanitarian from Wichita, wave to a crowd of McConnell members on the flightline, May 4. The president presented him with the ‘President’s Call to Service Award” for his volunteer efforts with the “Real Men, Real Heroes program. Mr. Shannon is amongst 32 African-American men in the program, who serve as mentors and role models to struggling young boys in the local community. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Maria Ruiz)

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President Bush revisits tornado victims, passes through McConnell

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- President George W. Bush waves to a crowd of McConnell members as he exits Marine One, May 4. The president transitioned through McConnell to Greensburg and gave a commencement speech to 18 Greensburg High School graduates, despite their struggles from a F-5 tornado that devastated the town in May 2007. (photo by Airman 1st Class Maria Ruiz)

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President Bush revisits tornado victims, passes through McConnell

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- President George W. Bush takes a minute to meet and greet McConnell members before he departs Kansas on Air Force One, May 4. The president transitioned through McConnell to Greensburg to give a commencement speech to 18 high school graduates, despite their struggles from a F-5 tornado that devastated the town in May 2007. (Photo by Senior Airman Roy Lynch)

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President Bush revisits tornado victims, passes through McConnell

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- President George W. Bush takes a minute to to shake the hand of a McConnell youth before he departs Kansas on Air Force One, May 4. The president transitioned through McConnell to Greensburg to give a commencement speech to 18 high school graduates, despite their struggles from a F-5 tornado that devastated the town in May 2007. (Photo by Senior Airman Roy Lynch)

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President Bush revisits tornado victims, passes through McConnell

Published May 6, 2008