Washington Photo Blog: Thursday, July 19, 2007

President George W. Bush Iraq veteran
Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME

Casualty of War

U.S. Army Sgt. James Kevin Downs waits to meet President Bush upon his arrival in Nashville, Tennessee, July 19, 2007, with his parents Joe and Cathy, who shields him from the sun. Downs was wounded by an IED in Iraq.

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