Daily Progress photos for the week of July 6th.

A juvenile bald eagle undergoes beak surgery at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro on July 12, 2008 following an Avian Pox infection.  With a worldwide fanbase of 150,000 people hoping for the best for the young eagle from Norfolk, a veterinary surgeon realigns the beak and sets it on the road to recovery.

Daily Progress photos for the week of June 29nd.

“You all have one thing in common, that sheer love of freedom,“ Bush said to an audience of more than 3,000 people. “This honor for freedom resides in every man and woman and child.“
Bush is the fourth sitting president to attend Monticello’s July 4 ceremony, after Gerald Ford (1976), Harry S. Truman (1947) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936). The visit to Monticello was the first of his presidency.

President George W. Bush was the fourth sitting president to attend Monticello’s July 4 ceremony, after Gerald R. Ford (1976), Harry S. Truman (1947) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936). The visit to Monticello was the first of his presidency.

His greeting to the audience - many of them waving red, white and blue fans to keep themselves cool on the muggy July morning - was plain and simple: “Happy Fourth of July.“ But the 43rd president quickly delved into a more complex message of American citizenry and freedom.

Several thousand people lined up outside the Monticello Visitor’s Center in Charlottesville, Va on Wednesday, July 2 2008 for tickets to the 2008 Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony at Monticello featuring guest speaker President George W. Bush.

Daily Progress photos for the week of June 22nd.

Daily Progress photos for the week of June 15th.

Daily Progress photos for the week of June 8th.