At this mornings National Prayer Breakfast, President Bush recognized the work of Chief Wiggles.

We are currently awaiting the transcript and, unfortunately, CSPAN2 did not broadcast it as per schedule. I phoned CSPAN and they said they had technical difficulties.

Any help finding these materials would be greatly appreciated.

This has been one of the hardest secrets to keep, having spoken with one of the President's speech writers about this a couple of days ago. They asked that it not be advertised ahead of time and we respected this.

CONGRATS TO THE CHIEF!

UPDATE: Chuck Simmons saw it live on Fox & Friends. *sigh* last time I rely on CSPAN.

UPDATE II: Quote from the President's speech, "Our people in uniform understand the high calling they have answered because they see the nation and the lives they are changing. A guardsman from Utah named Paul Holton has described seeing an Iraqi girl crying and decided then and there to help that child and others like her. By enlisting aid through the Internet, Chief Warrant Officer Holton had arranged the shipment of more than 1,600 aid packages from overseas. Here's how this man defines his own mission: "It is part of our heritage that the benefits of being free, enjoyed by all Americans, were set up by God, intended for all people. Bondage is not of God, and it is not right that any man should be in bondage at any time, in any way." Everyone one in this room can say amen to that. (Applause.) "

The entire speech can be read here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/02/20040205-1.html