Chuck Hagel

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Chuck Hagel is an American politician and Vietnam War veteran who served as a U.S. senator from Nebraska and as the 24th United States Secretary of Defense under President Barack Obama.

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instanceOf American politician
United States Secretary of Defense
United States senator
human
military veteran
appointedBy Barack Obama
awardReceived Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm
surface form: Vietnam Gallantry Cross
birthName Charles Timothy Hagel
boardMemberOf Atlantic Council
Chevron Corporation
Deutsche Bank’s Americas Advisory Board
conflict Vietnam War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1946-10-04
educatedAt Brown Institute for Media Innovation
surface form: Brown Institute for Radio and Television

University of Nebraska Omaha
surface form: University of Nebraska at Omaha
endTime 2009-01-03
endTime (as Secretary of Defense) 2015-02-17
familyName Charles Timothy Hagel
surface form: Hagel
givenName Charles
memberOf United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank Sergeant
name Chuck Hagel self-link
notableFor being the first enlisted combat veteran to serve as U.S. Secretary of Defense
notableWork America: Our Next Chapter
numberOfChildren 2
occupation author
businessperson
politician
officeContested United States Senate seat from Nebraska
placeOfBirth North Platte, Nebraska
surface form: North Platte, Nebraska, United States
positionHeld Co-chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board
Deputy Administrator of the Veterans Administration
United States Secretary of Defense
United States senator
precededBy Leon E. Panetta
surface form: Leon Panetta
religion Roman Catholicism
represented Nebraska
residence Virginia
surface form: Virginia, United States
servedIn U.S. 9th Infantry Division
surface form: 9th Infantry Division
spouse Lilibet Ziller Hagel
startTime 1997-01-03
startTime (as Secretary of Defense) 2013-02-27
succeededBy Ashton Carter
surface form: Ash Carter

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