July 06, 2009 11:07 am
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Former President George W. Bush and wife Laura visited Woodward, Okla., during festivities celebrating the nation's independence.
Bush was the featured speaker of a two-day celebration of improvements at Crystal Beach Park and the park's 80th anniversary.
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Former President George W. Bush kisses his wife, Laura, following an address to a Fourth of July crowd at the Let Freedom Ring 2009 festival at Crystal Beach Park Arena in Woodward, Okla., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo)
People in the audience wave flags as former President George W. Bush addresses a Fourth of July crowd at the Let Freedom Ring 2009 festival at Crystal Beach Park Arena in Woodward, Okla., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo)
A sign hangs at a restaurant in Woodward, Okla., welcoming former President George W. Bush on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Locals in Woodward, which has a population of 12,000, are calling Bush's upcoming July 4th visit the biggest event in the town's history. (AP Photo)
Seven year old Rylan Tomsen, of Tuttle, Okla., holds a flag as he waits for former President George W. Bush to address a Fourth of July crowd at the Let Freedom Ring 2009 festival at Crystal Beach Park Arena in Woodward, Okla., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo)
Tim Haines of Fargo, Okla., holds his cowboy hat in his hand during the playing of the national anthem before former President George W. Bush addresses a Fourth of July crowd at the Let Freedom Ring 2009 festival at Crystal Beach Park Arena in Woodward, Okla., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo)
Former President George W. Bush addresses a Fourth of July crowd at the Let Freedom Ring 2009 festival at Crystal Beach Park Arena in Woodward, Okla., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo)
Co-owner Kelle Robinson decorates U.S. flag cookies Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Sweet Surprises cookie store, in Woodward, Okla. Locals in Woodward, which has a population of 12,000, are calling former President George W. Bush's upcoming July 4th visit the biggest event in the town's history. (AP Photo)
Items commemorating the upcoming visit of former President George W. Bush are on sale at The Cowboy's Tack Shop in Woodward, Okla., on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, Locals in Woodward, which has a population of 12,000, are calling Bush's upcoming July 4th visit the biggest event in the town's history. (AP Photo)
Sgt. Bill Secrest, Oklahoma National Guard, of Seiling, Okla., center, salutes during the playing of the national anthem prior to a speech by former President George W. Bush to a Fourth of July crowd at the Let Freedom Ring 2009 festival at Crystal Beach Park Arena in Woodward, Okla., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo)
People in the audience wave flags as former President George W. Bush addresses a Fourth of July crowd at the Let Freedom Ring 2009 festival at Crystal Beach Park Arena in Woodward, Okla., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo)
Sgt. Kenny Zinck, left, of Tuscon, Arizona, left, and Staff Sgt. Wayne White, of Park Hills, Missouri, center, entertain the crowd as a part of the Ft. Sill, Okla., military band at the Let Freedom Ring 2009 festival in Woodward, Okla., Saturday, July 4, 2009. Former President George W. Bush is the featured speaker at the festival. (AP Photo)