Portraits of Courage A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors

George W. Bush, Laura Bush, General Peter Pace

eBook - 2017

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A vibrant collection of oil paintings and stories by President George W. Bush honoring the sacrifice and courage of America’s military veterans. With Forewords by former First Lady Laura Bush and General Peter Pace, 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Growing out of President Bush’s own outreach and the ongoing work of the George W. Bush Institute's Military Service Initiative, Portraits of Courage brings together sixty-six full-color portraits and a four-panel mural painted by President Bush of members of the United States military who have served our nation with honor since 9/11—and whom he has come to know personally. Our men and women in uniform have faced down enemies, liberated m...illions, and in doing so showed the true compassion of our nation. Often, they return home with injuries—both visible and invisible—that intensify the... more