Vice President Dick Cheney addresses military personnel Friday, June 10, 2005, at the end of a Special Operations Forces Week conference at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla. The conference brought together defense contractors and the U.S. Special Operations Command to discuss the effectiveness of weapons systems specifically tailored for special operations.
U.S. Special Operations Command (SoCom) commander Army Gen. Bryan Brown, left, listens as Vice President Dick Cheney addresses military personnel Friday afternoon, June 10, 2005
Gen. Bryan D. Brown, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Fir Force Base, gestures as Vice President Dick Cheney looks on before awarding medals to five members of the armed forces Friday afternoon June 10, 2005
Vice President Dick Cheney, right, gestures as he speaks before awarding medals to five members of the armed forces Friday afternoon, June 10, 2005
Vice President. Dick Cheney, left, awards U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Glover the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony Friday afternoon, June 10, 2005
Vice President Dick Cheney, left, stands with U.S. Army Master Sgt. Donald Hollenbaugh before awarding the serviceman the Distinguished Service Cross during a ceremony Friday afternoon, June 10, 2005
Vice President Dick Cheney, left, awards U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Stephan Johns the Silver Star during a ceremony Friday afternoon, June 10, 2005, at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. Johns was awarded the medal for gallantry in action against an armed hostile force in Afghanistan
Vice President Dick Cheney, left, awards U.S. Navy Chief Boatswain's Mate Donald Stokes, the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony Friday afternoon June 10, 2005 in Tampa, Fla. Stokes was awarded the medal for heroic achievement as a SEAL joint tactical air controller during 18 days of continuous combat in Fallujah, Iraq.
