Historic Voyage

President Bush waves as he walks on the tarmac to a Navy S-3B Viking plane at North Island Naval Station in Coronado, Calif., May 1, 2003. Mr. Bush flew in the navigator's seat to the deck of the carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln to deliver a speech to the nation.

Two U.S. Navy S-3B Vikings, one carrying President Bush, do a fly-by of the USS Abraham Lincoln, in this image from video, May 1, 2003, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. One S-3B Viking is dubbed Navy One because of its presidential passenger. It is the first time a U.S. president ever made a tailhook landing on an aircraft carrer.

An S-3B Viking carrying President Bush lands aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, May 1, 2003. The Lincoln is returning from the war in Iraq.

President Bush, left, waves from the second seat of Navy S-3B Viking as Navy Cmdr. Skip Lussier, right, taxis the plane at North Island Naval Station in Coronado, Calif., May 1, 2003. Mr. Bush flew in the navigator's seat to the deck of the carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln to deliver a speech to the nation.

President Bush salutes after landing in a small jet on the USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast, May 1, 2003. Mr. Bush declared that major combat in Iraq is finished during a speech aboard the carrier as the Lincoln steamed toward San Diego following a record 10-month deployment.

President Bush hugs Airman E-3 Carla Hernandez on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, May 1, 2003, off the coast of San Diego. The Lincoln docked May 2 in San Diego, returning from the war in Iraq.

After making a tailhook landing in an anti-submarine aircraft, President Bush is welcomed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003, off the California coast.

President Bush gives a thumbs-up as he gets a tour of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003, off the California coast.

President Bush walks across the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln prior to his speech aboard the aircraft carrier, May 1, 2003, off the California coast. It was the first speech to the nation by a president from a seagoing aircraft carrier. President Bush told the nation that Saddam Hussein's defeat is one victory the war on terror.

A banner hangs from the bridge of the USS Abraham Lincoln awaiting the arrival of President Bush, who will address the nation from deck of the aircraft carrier, May 1, 2003, a day before it's scheduled to pull into San Diego before returning to its homeport in Everett, Wash.

President Bush declares the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast, May 1, 2003.

President Bush greets the crew after declaring the end of major combat in Iraq aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast, May 1, 2003. The carrier ended a record 10-month deployment Friday in San Diego.