General Eric K. Shinseki

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Predicate Object
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gptkb:person
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gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Medal
gptkb:Army_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Service_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1942-11-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lihue,_Hawaii,_United_States
gptkbp:boardMemberOf gptkb:Honeywell_International
gptkb:Ducommun_Incorporated
gptkb:First_Hawaiian_Bank
gptkb:University_of_Phoenix
gptkb:Prudential_Financial
gptkb:Military_Child_Education_Coalition
gptkbp:conflictParticipated gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Operation_Joint_Endeavor
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun,_Gold_and_Silver_Star_(Japan)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium)
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Lion_(Czech_Republic)
gptkbp:ethnicity Japanese American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Eric_Ken_Shinseki
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Eric K. Shinseki
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor first Asian American four-star general in the U.S. Army
advocacy for increased troop levels in Iraq
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_Peake
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:resignedFrom gptkb:Veterans_Health_Administration_scandal
2014
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:serviceYears 1965–2003
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Patricia_Shinseki
gptkbp:successor Sloan D. Gibson (acting)
gptkbp:termEnd 2003
2014
gptkbp:termStart 1999
2009
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5