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Vice President Richard B. Cheney speaks to 1st Cavalry Division soldiers during a welcome home rally on Fort Hood, Texas’s Cooper Field Feb. 26, 2008. "You amassed a superb record,” Cheney told the troops. “I’m here to say ‘thanks’ and ‘welcome home.’”

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Vice President Richard B. Cheney speaks to 1st Cavalry Division soldiers during a welcome home rally on Fort Hood, Texas’s Cooper Field Feb. 26, 2008. "You amassed a superb record,” Cheney told the troops. “I’m here to say ‘thanks’ and ‘welcome home.’”

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