Vice President Dick Cheney pins a Bronze Star on U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jaret M. Radimer at Al Asad Air Base 18 Dec 2005. Cheney made a surprise visit to Iraq, where he met with U.S. troops and Iraqi leaders and military commanders. Radimer is an infantryman with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. Pic: Cpl. Andrew D. Pendracki, U.S. Marine Corps