Chuck Hagel
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| Chuck Hagel | |
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| United States Secretary of Defense | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office February 27, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Ashton Carter |
| Preceded by | Leon Panetta |
| United States Senator from Nebraska |
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| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | James Exon |
| Succeeded by | Mike Johanns |
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| Born | Charles Timothy Hagel October 4, 1946 North Platte, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Lloyd (1979-82) Lilibet Hagel (1985-present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Brown College University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| Religion | Episcopalian[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1967–1968 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Division[2] |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Purple Heart (2) Army Commendation Medal Vietnamese Gallantry Cross Combat Infantryman Badge |
Chuck Hagel (born October 4, 1946) is the 24th and current Secretary of Defense and the former U.S. Senator from Nebraska. He is a member of the United States Republican Party. He has criticized the Bush Administration on many things, such as the Iraq War.
Secretary of Defense Nomination[change]
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 26, 2012 to become Secretary of Defense[3] during Barack Obama's second term replacing Leon Panetta.
References[change]
- ↑ Hagel was raised in the Roman Catholic faith; see cached excerpt from Charlyne Berens' biography, Chuck Hagel, which refers to Hagel's parents as "pillars of their Catholic church"; Hagel's father; Charles Hagel had converted to the Catholic faith of his wife. Page 17 of the same work refers to Hagel as "now an Episcopalian."
- ↑ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.02230/
- ↑ Memoli, Michael A. (February 26, 2013). "Senate confirms Chuck Hagel as new Defense secretary". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-senate-confirms-chuck-hagel-defense-secretary-20130226,0,357216.story. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
Other websites[change]
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