President George W. Bush is joined backstage by event participants before delivering remarks at the Indiana Black Expo Corporate Luncheon in Indianapolis, Ind., Thursday, July 14, 2005. Pictured with the President, from left are: Indiana Black Expo President Joyce Rogers, Chairman Arvis Dawson, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, and Congresswoman Julia Carson. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush stands on stage before receiving the Indiana Black Expo Lifetime Achievement Award at the Indiana Black Expo Corporate Luncheon in Indianapolis, Indiana, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush receives the Black Expo Lifetime Achievement Award by Black Expo Chairman Arvis Dawson during the Indiana Black Expo Corporate Luncheon in Indianapolis, Indiana, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush delivers remarks during the Indiana Black Expo Corporate Luncheon in Indianapolis, Indiana, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush greets the audience following remarks at the Indiana Black Expo Corporate Luncheon in Indianapolis, Indiana, Thursday, July 14, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
Vice President Dick Cheney and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales address recipients of the 2005 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Award and guests during a ceremony in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, July 14, 2005. The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General for extraordinary courage above and beyond the call of duty. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney awards Washington, D.C., Amtrack Police Officer Rodney Lee Chambers the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Award Thursday, July 14, 2005, during a ceremony in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General for extraordinary courage above and beyond the call of duty. Officer Chambers was on patrol June 9, 2003, at Union Station when reports came in regarding a man seen with a grenade. After Officer Chambers located and stopped the subject , the man pulled the pin. Officer Chambers grabbed the grenade and squeezed it, not allowing it to detonate. Officer Chambers waited roughly 20 minutes for the bomb disposal officers to arrive and dispose of the device. The device was later determined to be inoperable, yet this was unknown to Chambers at the time of the incident. White House photo by David Bohrer
The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General for extraordinary courage above and beyond the call of duty. The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act is the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer. Recipients of the 2005 award were honored during a ceremony Thursday, July 14, 2005, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. White House photo by David Bohrer
Vice President Dick Cheney and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales stands with recipients of the 2005 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Award in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Thursday, July 14, 2005. The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers cited by the Attorney General for extraordinary courage above and beyond the call of duty. White House photo by David Bohrer