Article: Bush Attends Army-Navy Football Game

LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
12-04-2004
Dateline: PHILADELPHIA


President Bush walks off of the field with Army Cadet 1st Captain Ryan Boeka prior to the start of the Army/Navy football game, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The roar of Air Force One and a tip of its wing over the playing field signaled President Bush's presence Saturday at the Army-Navy football game, a matchup steeped in tradition and shadowed today by the war in Iraq.

Asked on the field who he thought would win the game, Bush said: "The United States of America."

A devoted sports fan, Bush made a triumphant entrance to the 105th contest in the series when his plane ...

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