Which First World War survivor was commemorated in a speech given by the 46th vice president in 2005?
Howard Ramsey Howard Verne Ramsey (April 2, 1898 - February 22, 2007) was one of the last surviving veterans of the First World War in the United States. Ramsey saw action in France during the war. His story was told in a 2005 speech by Vice President Dick Cheney commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Alicia Esteve Head Alicia Esteve Head (born July 31, 1973) is a Spanish woman who claimed to be a survivor of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, under the name Tania Head. She joined the World Trade Center Survivors' Network support group, later becoming its president. Her name was regularly mentioned in media reports of the attacks. In 2007, it was revealed her story was a hoax: Head was not in New York on September 11, 2001, as she was actually attending classes in Barcelona.