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Dick Cheney remembered for 鈥渃ourage, honor, love.鈥

The hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history died Monday night, his family said in a statement. The quietly forceful Mr. Cheney led the armed forces as defense chief during the Persian Gulf War under President George H.W. Bush before returning to public life as vice president under his son George W. Bush. 鈥淒ick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country,鈥 his family鈥檚 statement said.

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