BATON ROUGE, La. -- President George W. Bush shows his appreciation to Capt. Bill Douglas of the Louisiana Army National Guard while visiting the Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness . In response to a question about the Hurricane Gustav relief work being done by servicemembers, Bush said, "My message is thanks for serving America -- for what you do. You wear the uniform because you are the best of ; Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Paul Meeker, 241st Mobile Public Affairs representative.

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