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Vice President of the United States - Richard B. Cheney

          February 2006

Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks to the 46th Annual American Legion Washington Conference, Tuesday, February 28, 2006. The Vice President addressed the global war on terror as well as the administration's goal of enhancing quality healthcare and service to veterans.
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Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks to the 46th Annual American Legion Washington Conference, Tuesday, February 28, 2006. The Vice President addressed the global war on terror as well as the administration's goal of enhancing quality healthcare and service to veterans.
Vice President Dick Cheney is welcomed before delivering the keynote address at the 33rd Annual Conservative Political Action Conference Dinner in Washington, Thursday, February 9, 2006. During his remarks on the 2006 Agenda the Vice President commented on the steadfast nature of the American people and said, "in these five years we've been through a great deal as a nation. Yet with each test, the American people have displayed the true character of our country. We have built for ourselves an economy and a standard of living that are the envy of the world. We have faced dangers with resolve. And we have been defended by some of the bravest men and women this nation has ever produced." Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks to a joint session of the Wyoming State Legislature at the State Capitol in Cheyenne, Friday, February 17, 2006.
Vice President Dick Cheney and Mrs. Lynne Cheney shake hands with members of the Wyoming State Legislature as they depart the State Capitol, Friday, February 17, 2006. Vice President Cheney recounts his early days in politics during an address to a joint session of the Wyoming State Legislature in Cheyenne, Friday, February 17, 2006. “I would not be where I am today were it not for the friendship and the confidence of people all across this state,” the Vice President said. “It's always good to be home. And this morning, as an officeholder -- and, more than that, as a citizen of Wyoming -- I count it a high honor to be in such distinguished company.”
Vice President Dick Cheney applauds Lieutenant Bernard W. Bail, recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, February 24, 2006. The Vice President awarded the Distinguished Service Cross to Lt. Bail for his extraordinary acts of heroism during World War II and commended Lt. Bail for being a "brave citizen who elevated service to country above self interest." Vice President Dick Cheney presents the Distinguished Service Cross to Lieutenant Bernard W. Bail in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, February 24, 2006. The Distinguished Service Cross is awarded to a person who while serving in any capacity with the U.S. Army distinguished himself or herself by extraordinary heroism. After Lt. Bail’s aircraft took heavy anti-aircraft fire that killed the pilot and wounded other crew members over the English Channel on June 5, 1944, Lt. Bail displayed such acts of valor and ultimately prevented the aircraft, loaded with a full ordnance, from crashing into an English village.
Members of the American Legion listen to Vice President Dick Cheney as he delivers remarks to the American Legion Washington Conference in Washington, Tuesday, February 28, 2006. During his address the Vice President commended those who have served in uniform and thanked veterans for defending the country and standing behind the military. Press photographers steady their cameras as Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks to members of the American Legion, a community-service organization made up of nearly three million war-time veterans, during the organization's annual conference in Washington, Tuesday, February 28, 2006.
Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks to the 46th Annual American Legion Washington Conference, Tuesday, February 28, 2006. The Vice President addressed the global war on terror as well as the administration's goal of enhancing quality healthcare and service to veterans.

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