Team 43 Warriors,
Greetings from the Bush Institute!
If I haven’t had a chance to connect with you yet, my name is Michael Bailey, and, while I've been at the Bush Center since 2019, I'm excited to have recently transitioned to managing our Team 43 alumni network. I very much look forward to working more closely with you all in this new capacity, and I'm excited to support this network and the inspirational community you have built together.
I'm writing with an exciting update to share with each of you. As you know, Portraits of Courage: A Commander’s Tribute to America’s Warriors, has had a yearlong run inside The American Adventure pavilion in EPCOT at Walt Disney World Resort. We’re thrilled to share that the feature has been extended for another year and will remain at EPCOT through June of 2026! To highlight this, ABC News recently released a new episode of their Our America series (also available on Hulu) that features four Team 43 Warriors: Michael "Rod" Rodriguez, Brian Flom, Andrew Batchelder, and Matthew Ayers.
If you are in Orlando before June 6, 2026 and are interested in viewing the exhibit at EPCOT, please reach out to me at Michael.Bailey@bushcenter.org. I’m happy to connect you with a member of the Disney team as they would love to help facilitate your visit. Let me know if you have any questions at this time.
Again, I look forward to working more closely with you all in my new role. Take care and have a great rest of your week!
Michael Bailey
Deputy Director, Leadership Programs
George W. Bush Institute
