Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84
(NBC, KYMA) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died.
He served alongside former President George W. Bush for two terms between 2001 and 2009. Cheney was known as a chief architect of the war in Iraq following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
His death was confirmed by a statement from the Cheney family. They say he died due to complications of pneumonia, along with cardiac and vascular disease.
He was surrounded by his family, including his wife, Lynne, and his daughters, Liz and Mary, at the time of his death.
He was 84-years-old.
