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What happened Harry Whittington?

On February 11, 2006, Whittington was accidentally shot by then-United States vice president Dick Cheney during a quail hunting trip, at a ranch in south Texas. Most of the damage from the shotgun blast was to the right side of his body, including damage to his face, neck, and chest; causing a collapsed lung.

Which vice president accidentally shot someone in the face?

The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports Whittington, then 78, was part of a quail-hunting party on a South Texas ranch with Cheney and others when the vice president accidentally shot him in the face and torso after a covey of game birds took flight. Dozens of tiny bird-shot pellets peppered his face and torso.

Who did Cheney shoot?

Harry WhittingtonThat's life for Harry Whittington, the 91-year-old former lawyer whom Dick Cheney infamously shot by accident during a hunting expedition on a Texas ranch in 2006. One would think that Whittington would not want to relive the day he got hit by a flurry of bird-shot pellets—but apparently, that is not the case.

How old is Harry Whittington?

95 years (March 3, 1927)Harry Whittington / Age

What did Cheney do?

The senate confirmed Cheney by a vote of 92 to 0 and he served in that office from March 1989 to January 1993. He directed the United States invasion of Panama and Operation Desert Storm in the Middle East. In 1991, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Bush.

Who was the man who shot Dick Cheney?

Save this story for later. What must it be like to be famous for having a vice president shoot you in the face? That’s life for Harry Whittington, the 91-year-old former lawyer whom Dick Cheney infamously shot by accident during a hunting expedition on a Texas ranch in 2006.

What did Whittington see when he saw Cheney swing his gun?

The way Whittington tells it, he and Cheney were walking behind some bird dogs, when he saw Cheney swing his gun toward a bird that was flying up. He remembers smelling gunpowder; next thing he knew, “I woke up, and I was in an ambulance on the way to [the] hospital.”.

Who killed Harry Whittington?

Texas attorney Harry Whittington (pictured) was accidentally shot by then-Vice President Dick Cheney during a 2006 hunting trip. (KELLY WEST/AP) Whittington and his family frequently dine on quail, a delicacy in southern Texas hunting households.

Did Whittington apologize for the accident?

It was an accident," he told the Daily News. "He expressed his concern about me publically, but he never had reason to apologize because we knew how seriously he was affected by it.". Accidents are common in quail hunting, said Whittington, who hunted for 50 years without incident before the accident.

Did Dick Cheney apologize for the 2006 accident?

Dick Cheney never apologized after the 2006 accident. (DAVID BOHRER/ASSOCIATED PRESS) At 88, he's in great health, he said. Many of the pellets are still in his neck and face because they haven't moved or caused him any medical problems.

Who was the lawyer shot by Dick Cheney?

Julian Borger in Washington. A Dick Cheney hunting outfit on sale in Manhattan. Photograph: Louis Lanzano/AP. Harry Whittington, the Republican lawyer shot by Dick Cheney in a hunting accident in Texas last weekend, emerged from hospital yesterday and apologised to the vice-president for all the trouble the shooting had caused.

Is Mr Whittington bruised?

Mr Whittington, whose face was still bruised but who otherwise appeared healthy, said: "My family and I are deeply sorry for all that Vice-President Cheney and his family have had to go through this past week.