President George W. Bush presents a Purple Heart to Sgt. John Kriesel of Twin Cities, during to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC, USA, 22 December 2006, where the soldier is recovering from injuries suffered in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Looking on with Mrs. Laura Bush is the National Guardsman's wife, Katie, holding their 4-year-old son Broden, and 5-year-old Elijah. George W. Bush, the forty-third President of the United States of America, was sworn in 20 January 2001. His term ends 20 January 2009. EPA/ERIC DRAPER / WHITE HOUSE PHOTO OFFICE HO HANDOUT