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Bush hails wounded Pittsford soldier

Dec-22-2007 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

President Bush visited another 3/2 SBCT soldier during his visit to the National Naval Medical Center last week.

Bennett J. Loudon, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

(December 22, 2007) — The family of a Pittsford soldier seriously injured in Iraq is hoping a hospital visit by President George Bush will aid in his recovery.

Bush awarded a Purple Heart and a Presidential Medallion to Army Spc. Kevin Mowl at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Wednesday.

Mowl is the son of Harold Mowl Jr., the superintendent and chief executive officer of the Rochester School for the Deaf, and his wife, Mary Mowl.

His sister, Carlene Mowl, wrote in her Web journal that Bush wiped away a tear after pinning the Purple Heart on her brother's gown.

Mowl's parents also were there when the medals were presented.

"Kevin has been one hell of a fighter. Despite the fact that his injuries from the blast are debilitating, and he has suffered many complications, his recovery continues to be a remarkable one because of the person he is," Harold Mowl Jr. wrote in an e-mail.

"Kevin has a long road ahead of him, and we continue to remind ourselves of that fact every day. Kevin was awake when President Bush visited him last Wednesday, and if Kevin was aware, I am sure the visit will give him the moral boost that he needs to get better more quickly. Mary, Carlene, and I were touched by the care, concern, and sensitivity that the President expressed during his visit," he wrote.

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