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Vice President Dick Cheney waves to sailors and Marines as he walks to the podium on board the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 7, 2006. Cheney praised more than 2,500 sailors and Marines from the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group and Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group for actively supporting the global war on terror.

Cheney Visits Troops

Vice President Dick Cheney waves to sailors and Marines as he walks to the podium on board the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., July 7, 2006. Cheney praised more than 2,500 sailors and Marines from the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group and Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group for actively supporting the global war on terror.

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