Bush makes Christmas Eve calls to troops

Sunday, December 24th 2006, 9:11 am

By: News On 6

WASHINGTON (AP) President Bush, who is spending Christmas at the Camp David presidential retreat, called 10 members of the U.S. military on Sunday to thank them for their service and wish them a happy holiday.

During the calls, which were placed to troops stationed overseas or have recently returned from deployments abroad before 8 a.m. EST, the president asked about the status of troop morale, said deputy White House press secretary Dana Perino.

``He said he wanted to call to let them know how much he appreciates their service and how proud he is of each of them,'' she said. ``He asked them to please pass on his thanks to the men and women they serve with, and to give his best, on this Christmas, to their families.''