# Former US president George W Bush has paid tribute to former vice-president, Dick Cheney. The 84-year-old, who served under Bush passed away due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Cheney was a central figure in the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the US and allied forces. Bush says history will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation, a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position he held.
George Bush pays tribute to Dick Cheney describing him as a decent honourable man