Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the USS Ronald Reagan Commissioning Ceremony in Norfolk, Va., July 12, 2003. "President Reagan spent eight years in the White House removing all doubts about the credibility of our forces, or about the clarity of America's purposes," Vice President Cheney said. "With complete courage and confidence, he asserted the right of all people and all nations to live in freedom. He believed that history is on the side of liberty, and that all tyrannies are doomed to failure."
Vice President Dick Cheney talks with former First Lady Nancy Reagan after the commissioning ceremony for the USS Ronald Reagan in Norfolk, Va., July 12, 2003. "As we think this afternoon of our 40th President, we think also of the devoted wife at his side," Vice President Cheney said during the ceremony. "Mrs. Reagan, our nation is so grateful to you. You've shared in your husband's great life. And today, you share in the pride of this tribute from the people of the United States of America."
Sailors salute Vice President Dick Cheney as he departs the USS Ronald Reagan after the aircraft carrier's commissioning ceremony at the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va., July 12, 2003
