Eric Shinseki
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Eric Shinseki
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Eric Ken Shinseki is a retired United States Army general who served as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009–2014) and the 34th Chief of Staff of the Army (1999–2003). Shinseki is a veteran of two tours of combat in the Vietnam War, in which he was awarded three Bronze Star Medals for valor and two Purple Hearts. He was the first Asian-American four-star general, and the first Asian-American Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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Retired United States Army four-star general, seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Shinseki
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2003-07-21T16:29:28Z
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2024-09-05T16:19:04Z
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