Flags in Ohio will be lowered to half-staff to honor former Vice President Dick Cheney , who died Nov. 3 at age 84.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who served with Cheney in Congress, ordered state and U.S. flags on public properties lowered until Nov. 13

The governor offered condolences to the Cheney family.

"I first got to know him when we were members of Congress together and he was in the House Republican leadership. He was thoughtful, steady, and an advocate for his beloved Wyoming," DeWine said in a statement issued Nov. 4.

"Our nation got to see his leadership up close when he served as U.S. Secretary of Defense and directed our military strategy in Operation Desert Storm," the statement said. "Vice President Cheney served his country faithfully in every office he held. He will be mi

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