Cheney delivers call to arms at West Point

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Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday urged the 978 new graduates of the U.S. Military Academy to provide leadership to troops fighting terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Noting that West Point is about 50 miles north of where terrorists struck the World Trade Center’s twin towers in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001, the vice president said, “Nobody can promise us we won’t be hit again.”...

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A graduating West Point cadet salutes Vice President Dick Cheney before receiving his diploma Saturday. Cheney gave the graduation address to 978 cadets who will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the Army.
Craig Ruttle/AP Demonstrators participating in an anti-war protest are met at by war supporters at Thayer Gate at the U.S. Military Academy as the cadet's commencement address is given by Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday.

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Demonstrators participating in an anti-war protest are met at by war supporters at Thayer Gate at the U.S. Military Academy as the cadet's commencement address is given by Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday.

 
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