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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

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Vice President Dick Cheney swears in Toria Nuland as U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during a ceremony at the U.S. State Department Wednesday, July 13, 2005. Mrs. Nuland's family participated in the ceremony. White House photo by David Bohrer

Vice President Dick Cheney congratulates Toria Nuland after her swearing-in as the Ambassador of the United States of America to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Wednesday, July 13, 2005, at the U.S. State Department. Also pictured is Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns. White House photo by David Bohrer

Vice President Dick Cheney and Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns watch as Toria Nuland signs two Appointment Affidavits Wednesday, July 13, 2005, following her swearing-in as the Ambassador of the United States of America to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during a ceremony at the U.S. State Department. Mrs. Nuland's family is pictured standing next to her. White House photo by David Bohrer