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Vice President's Remarks at the 84th National Convention of the Marine Corps League
Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks, Monday, August 6, 2007, to the annual convention of the Marine Corps League in Albuquerque, N.M. "The men and women of the Marine Corps have done more than defend this nation -- they have enhanced the character of this nation," said the Vice President. "Marines have been on the front lines of virtually every war, carrying out hundreds of successful missions on foreign shores. Marines have taken and held ground in some of the most perilous and desperate circumstances ever seen in warfare. And in their courage they have written some of the noblest chapters in military history." White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks, Monday, August 6, 2007, to the annual convention of the Marine Corps League in Albuquerque, N.M. "The men and women of the Marine Corps have done more than defend this nation -- they have enhanced the character of this nation," said the Vice President. "Marines have been on the front lines of virtually every war, carrying out hundreds of successful missions on foreign shores. Marines have taken and held ground in some of the most perilous and desperate circumstances ever seen in warfare. And in their courage they have written some of the noblest chapters in military history." White House photo by David Bohrer Full Story
President George W. Bush and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai shake hands following their address to the media at a joint press availability Monday Aug. 6, 2007, at Camp David near Thurmont, Md. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush, addresses the media during a joint press availability with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Monday Aug. 6, 2007, at Camp David near Thurmont, Md., saying, “ We’re working closely together to help the people of Afghanistan prosper. We work together to give the people of Afghanistan a chance to raise their children in a hopeful world. And we’re working together to defeat those who would try to stop the advance of a free Afghan society.” White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush listens as Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai addresses the media at a joint press availability Monday Aug. 6, 2007, at Camp David near Thurmont, Md., thanking the American people for all that they have done for Afghanistan. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Vice President Dick Cheney receives a welcome, Monday, August 6, 2007, to the 84th National Convention of the Marine Corps League in Albuquerque, N.M. The Marine Corps League is the only federally chartered U.S. Marine Corps-related veterans organization and credits its founding in 1923 to World War I hero, then Major General Commandant John A. Lejeune. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks, Monday, August 6, 2007, to the annual convention of the Marine Corps League in Albuquerque, N.M. "The men and women of the Marine Corps have done more than defend this nation -- they have enhanced the character of this nation," said the Vice President. "Marines have been on the front lines of virtually every war, carrying out hundreds of successful missions on foreign shores. Marines have taken and held ground in some of the most perilous and desperate circumstances ever seen in warfare. And in their courage they have written some of the noblest chapters in military history." White House photo by David Bohrer

 
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