"Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks, Monday, August 6, 2007, to the annual convention of the Marine Corps League in Albuquerque, N.M. ""The men and women of the Marine Corps have done more than defend this nation -- they have enhanced the character of this nation,"" said the Vice President. ""Marines have been on the front lines of virtually every war, carrying out hundreds of successful missions on foreign shores. Marines have taken and held ground in some of the most perilous and desperate circumstances ever seen in warfare. And in their courage they have written some of the noblest chapters in military history."" White House photo by David Bohrer"