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gptkbp:instanceOf
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person
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gptkbp:advocatesFor
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Mental health support for veterans
Improved healthcare access for veterans
Increased funding for veterans' services
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars
gptkb:Council_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:Military_Officers_Association_of_America
gptkb:National_Defense_Industrial_Association
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gptkbp:awardedBy
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gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Secretary_of_Defense_Medal_for_Outstanding_Public_Service
gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Silver Star
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1942-11-28
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Lihue,_Hawaii,_USA
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Europe
gptkb:United_States_Army_Pacific
gptkb:Multi-National_Force_–_Iraq
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Georgetown_University
gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkb:University_of_Hawaii
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gptkbp:hasRole
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Author
Consultant
Public speaker
Advocate for veterans' issues
Board member of various organizations
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Eric K. Shinseki
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gptkbp:influenced
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Veterans Affairs policies
Military_strategy_in_Iraq_War
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:H._Norman_Schwarzkopf
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:George_C._Marshall
gptkb:Colin_Powell
gptkb:William_Westmoreland
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Advocating for veterans' healthcare
Support for military transformation
Leadership_during_the_Iraq_War
Advocating_for_modernizing_the_Army
Transforming_the_U.S._Army's_approach_to_warfare
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Virginia,_USA
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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General
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs
gptkb:Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Jim_Nicholson
gptkb:James_B._Peake
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gptkbp:previousName
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Eric_Shinseki
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs
gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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gptkbp:serviceBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1965-2015
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Patricia_Shinseki
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gptkbp:successor
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Robert_A._McDonald
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.va.gov/
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