Vice President Dick Cheney claps after handing Master Sergeant Mark Wasserbauer a statue of a minuteman honoring him as the Air Naitonal Guard Sergeant of the Year during a celebration of the Minnesota Air National Guard's 150th birthday May 15, 2006. Sergeant Wassebauer is with the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt Erik Gudmundson)