Surprise: Melania Trump, 48, visited injured service members and their families at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on Tuesday morning
All smiles: Melania met U.S. Army Captain Luis Avila, who was left almost completely paralyzed after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated nearby him in 2011
Former patient: Melania posed for a photo with the doctors and staffers at Walter Reed. The first lady stayed at the hospital for five days in May after having kidney surgery
Announcement: Stephanie Grisham, the first lady's spokeswoman, tweeted in the morning that Melania was visiting with 'combat injured service members and their families'
Not since Jacqueline Kennedy have we seen this much class. Mrs. Kennedy spoke several languages, Melania speaks five. Both dress with class and fashion and Melania knows exactly how to bait the press and take pressure off POTUS!