Eric Ken Shinseki (/ʃɨnˈsɛki/; born November 28, 1942) is a retired United States Army general who served as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009-2014). His final U.S. Army post was as 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 Stars for valor and two Purple Hearts.
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| - Eric Ken Shinseki (/ʃɨnˈsɛki/; born November 28, 1942) is a retired United States Army general who served as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009-2014). His final U.S. Army post was as 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 Stars for valor and two Purple Hearts.
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- Shinseki, Eric
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| - Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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| - Seventh United States Army
- 1st Cavalry Division
- 2nd Brigade,3rd Infantry Division
- Army Chief of Staff
- Allied Land Forces Central Europe
- Army Vice Chief of Staff
- NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 3rd Squadron,5th Cavalry Regiment,9th Infantry Division
- Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division
- 3rd Squadron,7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
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| - 28thVice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
- 34thChief of Staff of the United States Army
- 7thUnited States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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