The First Lady, Mrs. Laura Bush, delivers her remarks during the commissioning ceremony of the Virginia Class New Attack Submarine USS TEXAS (775) at Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 9, 2006. The second boat in her class, TEXAS is able to attack targets ashore with highly accurate cruise missiles and conduct covert long-term surveillance of land areas, littoral waters or other naval forces. Other missions include anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, special forces delivery and support, mine delivery and minefield mapping. Also in the photo beside the First Lady are Command MASTER CHIEF Brooks (left) and TEXAS Commanding Officer CAPT. John J. Litherland (right). (U.S. Navy photo by LT....
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[Complete] Scene Caption: The First Lady, Mrs. Laura Bush, delivers her remarks during the commissioning ceremony of the Virginia Class New Attack Submarine USS TEXAS (775) at Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 9, 2006. The second boat in her class, TEXAS is able to attack targets ashore with highly accurate cruise missiles and conduct covert long-term surveillance of land areas, littoral waters or other naval forces. Other missions include anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, special forces delivery and support, mine delivery and minefield mapping. Also in the photo beside the First Lady are Command MASTER CHIEF Mark Brooks (left) and TEXAS Commanding Officer CAPT. John J. Litherland (right). (U.S. Navy photo by LT. Mark Jones) (Released)
Base: Galveston
State: Texas (TX)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: LT Mark Jones, USN
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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