Mrs. Bush and to her immediate right, Dr. John Gantz, Director of Troops to Teachers program, and retired Air Force Colonel Joseph Gaskin, a teacher from Raleigh, NC, discuss the Troops to Teachers program with interested Aviano Air Base members. On her first European visit, the First Lady of the United States visited Aviano Air Base, Italy Friday to promote the Troops to Teachers program. Mrs. Laura Bush spoke to more than 500 people in Hangar One about the rewards of teaching America's children and the need for qualified teachers nationwide. Currently 4,000 former military members have become teachers through the Troops to Teachers Program
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Base: Aviano Air Base
State: Pordenone
Country: Italy (ITA)
Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, and was the First Lady from 2001 to 2009. Bush graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in education, and took a job as a second grade teacher. After attaining her master's degree in library science at the University of Texas at Austin, she was employed as a librarian. Bush is of English, French, and Swiss ancestry. Her father was a home builder and later successful real estate developer, while her mother worked as the bookkeeper for her father's business.
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