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          September 2008

Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to a crowd of over three thousand during the commemoration of 145th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga at McLemore's Cove, Georgia. The 1863 battle claimed more than 30,000 lives between the Union and Confederate armies. Cheney's great-grandfather Samuel Fletcher Cheney fought in the 1863 Civil War battle as part of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
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Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to a crowd of over three thousand during the commemoration of 145th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga at McLemore's Cove, Georgia. The 1863 battle claimed more than 30,000 lives between the Union and Confederate armies. Cheney's great-grandfather Samuel Fletcher Cheney fought in the 1863 Civil War battle as part of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stand with Vice President Dick Cheney and Mrs. Lynne Cheney and staff, family and friends Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, in a South Lawn observance of the seventh anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Vice President Dick Cheney is seen holding a flag and a commemorative program during the dedication ceremony of the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.
Participants in the re-enactment of the Civil War Battle of Chickamauga gather in Union soldier uniforms on September 19, 2008, for the 145th anniversary of the event in McLemore's Cove, Georgia. Vice President Dick Cheney spoke at the commemoration, calling those who fought an example of "moral valor, bravery, and devotion." The 1863 Civil War battle is often regarded as the last significant victory of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Re-enactment participants dressed in Civil War-era costumes pause for an invocation during the commemoration of the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga, on September 19, 2008, in McLemore's Cove, Georgia. Vice President Dick Cheney, whose great-grandfather Samuel Fletcher Cheney fought in the battle, addressed the crowd of over 3,000 in attendance.
Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to a crowd of over three thousand during the commemoration of 145th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga at McLemore's Cove, Georgia. The 1863 battle claimed more than 30,000 lives between the Union and Confederate armies. Cheney's great-grandfather Samuel Fletcher Cheney fought in the 1863 Civil War battle as part of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks during the commemoration of the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga in McLemore's Cove, Georgia. as a Confederate re-enactment participant looks on.
Re-enactment participant Jack Fishman presents Vice President Dick Cheney with an oil painting on September 19, 2008, depicting Cheney's great-grandfather Samuel Fletcher Cheney at the Battle of Chickamauga. Cheney's great-grandfather fought in the 1863 Civil War battle as a Captain in the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

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