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U.S. Marine Corps members listen as Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 during the 55th Annual National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. “To honor our veterans, we must keep the promises we have made to them,” asserted Vice President Cheney, “we must care for those who have been injured in the service of our country. We must honor and remember those who have died. And we must remember those whose fate is still undetermined.” White House photo by David Bohrer
U.S. Marine Corps members listen as Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 during the 55th Annual National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. “To honor our veterans, we must keep the promises we have made to them,” asserted Vice President Cheney, “we must care for those who have been injured in the service of our country. We must honor and remember those who have died. And we must remember those whose fate is still undetermined.” White House photo by David Bohrer

Photo Essay: Veterans     Part 1| Part 2| Part 3| Part 4| Part 5
President George W. Bush stands with U.S. Army Specialist Fernando Aguilar of Tucson, Ariz., Monday, Dec. 22, 2008 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., as a White House military aide reads Aguilar's Purple Heart citation. Aguilar is recovering from injuries sustained when two hand grenades were thrown at his vehicle while on patrol in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush congratulates U.S. Army PFC Joseph Devan of Baltimore, Md., after presenting him with a Purple Heart Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, during a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where soldier is recovering from injuries suffered in Operation Iraqi Freedom. With them is PFC Devan's wife, Stephanie. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush holds 15-month-old James Jensen, son of Purple Heart recipient U.S. Army Cpl. Isaac Jensen of Layton, Utah, background-right, while posing for a photo Monday, Dec. 22, 2008 with Cpl. Jensen, his wife, Bethany and his mother, Eva Francis, right, during President Bush's visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Jensen is recovering from injuries sustained while serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush shakes the hand of U.S. Army PFC Lukas Shook of Strafford, Mo., after presenting him with a Purple Heart Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, during a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where the soldier is recovering from injuries received in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Looking on are PFC Shook's mother and father, Dennis and Cynthia Shook. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush shakes the hand of U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Neal Boyd of Haynesville, La., after presenting him a Purple Heart during a visit Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where the soldier is recovering from injuries received in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Looking on is SFC Boyd's wife, Joyce. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush shakes hands with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Stipp of Avon, Ind., after presenting him with two Purple Hearts Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, during a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center where the soldier is recovering from wounds suffered in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Looking on are his wife, Megan, and father, Mitch Stipp. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush pauses to greet Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Paul Pittman Jr., left, and Lance Cpl. Marc E. Olson, both wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom, as he arrived on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, after spending the day at West Point. With them are Patrick Paul Pittman Sr., father of Lance Cpl. Pittman, and Janice Kloski, mother of Lance Cpl. Olson. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Veteran Lloyd Gibbs of the Army/Navy Union USA salutes Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, during Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. White House photo by Eric Draper
Vice President Dick Cheney places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, during Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney stands in silence after placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 during the 55th Annual National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Standing with the Vice President is Major General Richard J. Rowe Jr., commander of the Military District of Washington. White House photo by David Bohrer
U.S. Marine Corps members listen as Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 during the 55th Annual National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. “To honor our veterans, we must keep the promises we have made to them,” asserted Vice President Cheney, “we must care for those who have been injured in the service of our country. We must honor and remember those who have died. And we must remember those whose fate is still undetermined.” White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, during the 55th Annual National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. White House photo by David Bohrer

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