President George W. Bush took Ashley Faulkner in his arms
God bless George W. Bush and the Faulkner Family In a moment largely unnoticed by the throngs of people in Lebanon waiting for autographs from the president of the United States, George W. Bush stopped to hold a teenager s head close to his heart. Lynn Faulkner, his daughter, Ashley, and their neighbor, Linda Prince, eagerly waited to shake the president s hand Tuesday at the Golden Lamb Inn. He worked the line at a steady campaign pace, smiling, nodding and signing autographs until Prince spoke: This girl lost her mom in the World Trade Center on Bush stopped and turned back. He changed from being the leader of the free world to being a father, a husband and a man, Faulkner said. He looked right at her and said, How are you doing He reached out with his hand and pulled her into his Faulkner snapped one frame with his camera. I could hear her say, I m OK, he said. That s more emotion than she has shown in 21, 2 years. Then he said, I can see you have a father w
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