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Vice President Richard Cheney addresses a packed house of soldiers at Fort Carson, Colo., Nov. 3. Cheney praised the soldiers for their hard work in the global war on terrorism. Soldiers from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division have been arriving home from their latest deployment to Iraq for the last several weeks.

CHENEY THANKS TROOPS

Vice President Richard Cheney addresses a packed house of soldiers at Fort Carson, Colo., Nov. 3. Cheney praised the soldiers for their hard work in the global war on terrorism. Soldiers from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division have been arriving home from their latest deployment to Iraq for the last several weeks.

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