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President Bush Makes Thanksgiving Day Telephone Calls to Members of the
Armed Forces
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary November 27, 2008

President Bush Makes Thanksgiving Day Telephone Calls to Members of the
Armed Forces

ÿÿWhite House News

ÿÿÿÿÿ Thanksgiving 2008

The President made telephone calls this morning to exemplary members of the
Armed Forces who are stationed in remote locations worldwide to wish them a
Happy Thanksgiving and to thank them for their service to our Nation.

Information on CALL RECIPIENTS

Staff Sergeant Kevin R. Everett, U.S. Army (Anchorage, Alaska)
Staff Sergeant Kevin R. Everett, U.S. Army, deployed to Afghanistan as a
member of the 101st Division Special Troop Battalion. Staff Sergeant
Everett trains incoming soldiers on tactical operations and coordinates and
establishes deconfliction measures for airspace between all artillery units
and aircraft operating in RC-E Afghanistan. This is Staff Sergeant
Everett's second rotation.

Staff Sergeant David A. "Dave" Mickem, U.S. Army (Lynnville, Indiana)
Staff Sergeant David A. "Dave" Mickem, U.S. Army, deployed to Iraq with the
3rd Platoon, 202nd Military Police Company. Staff Sergeant Mickem is a
Police Transition Team Leader for the Khalis District. He ensures the
training and proper management by the Iraqi police for each of the stations
in the district. This is Staff Sergeant Mickem's first deployment in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sergeant Paul E. Savage, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps (Somerville, Massachusetts)
Sergeant Paul E. Savage, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, deployed to Afghanistan
with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine regiment. Sergeant Savage provides
real-time analysis of the enemy threat in order to give commanders a clear
picture of the battle space.

Lance Corporal Levi Koski, U.S. Marine Corps (Livermore, California)
Lance Corporal Levi Koski, U.S. Marine Corps, deployed to Camp Ramadi,
Iraq, with Combat Logistics Battalion 5. Lance Corporal Koski is a Hygiene
Equipment Operator.

Petty Officer First Class Corey A. Snowden, U.S. Navy (Houston, Texas)
Petty Officer First Class Corey A. Snowden, U.S. Navy, deployed to U.S
Naval Central Command, 5th Fleet, Manama, Bahrain. Petty Officer Snowden
leads a division of controllers, database managers and systems operators.
In addition Petty Officer Snowden was one of a select few enlisted sailors
to qualify as Joint Interface Control Cell Watch Officer.

Petty Officer Second Class Ronnie C. Giordani, U.S. Navy (North Tonawanda,
New York)
Petty Officer Second Class Ronnie C. Giordani, U.S. Navy, deployed to
Balad, Iraq, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion SEVEN. Petty Officer
Giordani is a construction mechanic with the U.S. Navy Seabees. He works
for the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force.

Senior Airman Victoria L. Drefs, U.S. Air Force (Armour, South Dakota)
Senior Airman Victoria L. Drefs, U.S. Air Force, deployed to Kyrgyzstan
with the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing. Senior Airman Drefs distributes
aircraft fuel to airframes providing direct support to aerial refueling
operations. She also ensures aircraft fuel is tested and meets proper
specifications.

Airman First Class Thomas A. "Adam" Everett, U.S. Air Force (Summerville,
Georgia)
Airman First Class Thomas A. "Adam" Everett, U.S. Air Force, deployed with
386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. Airman Everett provides
security for tactical airlift aircraft, aircrew and passengers during and
in between missions.

Petty Officer Third Class James Nichols, U.S. Coast Guard (Gloucester,
Virginia)
Petty Officer Third Class James Nichols, U.S. Coast Guard, deployed to
Barbers Points, Hawaii. Petty Officer Nichols serves as an aviation
electrician and Aircrew member.

Seaman Michael "Mike" Manning, U.S. Coast Guard, (Mesa, Arizona)
Seaman Michael "Mike" Manning, U.S. Coast Guard, deployed to Attu, Alaska.
Seaman Manning serves as a watch-stander in the engineering department.

Sergeant Shannon M. Dyer, U.S. Army Reserve, (Redlands, California)
Sergeant Shannon M. Dyer, U.S. Army Reserve, deployed to Orangeburg, New
York, assigned to Police Transition Team in Iraq. Sergeant Dyer is
responsible for training Iraqi police in their administrative and security
duties. This is Sergeant Dyer's second assignment in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom.

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