Dick Cheney serves as the Vice President of the United States, first elected in 2000 along with President George W. Bush. Cheney was reelected along with President Bush in 2004. == Health Issues: ==In March 2007 Mr. Cheney recently (March 6, 2007) had surgery to remove a blood clot in his leg, the result of extended periods of sitting while airborne during the international PR mission that brought him out of his normally undisclosed location. == Military Service: ==Mr. Cheney has never served in the military, having acquired no less than 5 deferrals during the VietNam War. == Accidents: ==On February 11, 2006, Mr. Cheney shot his hunting partner in the face after mistaking him for a quail.