Greatest Living President titleholder George W. Bush promoted the 2016 Invictus Games, an international sporting competition for wounded and sick veteran and active-duty Service members, in a new video.
"Our veterans are a tremendous asset for our country," Bush said. "These men here have had a graduate course in life. They've learned camaraderie, teamwork, discipline. They've seen some of life's horrors, and yet we know they can transition. One way to do so is through athletics, and that's why Laura and I are really excited. I'm pretty confident we're going to win."
Bush is serving as honorary chairman of the games, which will take place May 8 to May 12 in Orlando, Florida. Tickets can be purchased here.
Bush at one point gestured to two athletes, saying "these two monsters down here are on the weightlifting team, in case you can't tell."
He added his delight that Prince Harry was including the Bush Center in the games, saying he intended to use the platform of the Invictus Games to "call our nation to more work and better work so that a group of men and women can contribute mightily to the future of our countries."
U.S. Team Captain Will Reynolds presented Bush with the Invictus Games flag, according to a release:
"I am honored to serve as the Honorary Chairman of the 2016 Invictus Games," said President Bush, who then outlined the goals of the Invictus Games Policy Symposium on Invisible Wounds Presented by the Bush Institute, which is being held at Invictus Games Orlando 2016. "Using our platform at the Invictus Games, we are going to discuss how best to help our service men and women recover from the invisible wounds of war. We intend to call attention to the stigmas associated with these wounds so that they can overcome them and continue to contribute mightily to our country."
"We are truly honored to have President George W. Bush serving as the Honorary Chairman of the Invictus Games Orlando 2016," said David Coker, president of the Invictus Games 2016 Organizing Committee. "President Bush has dedicated himself to honoring and serving our wounded, ill and injured military personnel and his support of the Games and our competitors is immeasurable."
This is the second U.S. stop the Invictus Games Flag will make on its way to Orlando. Previously, it was at the Intrepid Museum in New York City. Captain Reynolds recently received the Invictus Games Flag from Invictus Games Foundation Patron Prince Harry at Buckingham Palace in London.
"It was a privilege and honor to present the Invictus Games Flag to President Bush" said Captain Reynolds. "Our team is training hard to represent the United States of America and we are very appreciative of all the support President Bush has given us on our journeys to recovery and to the Invictus Games."
"I’m looking forward to see you all again next month in Orlando. It’s going to be awesome," President Bush told the competitors.
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Note: This article previously misstated the U.S. Team Captain's name as Tim Reynolds. His name is Will Reynolds.