| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:human 
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                                | gptkbp:almaMater | gptkb:Central_Washington_University 
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                                | gptkbp:appointedBy | gptkb:Donald_Trump 
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                                | gptkbp:awards | gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
 gptkb:Navy_Distinguished_Service_Medal
 gptkb:Defense_Distinguished_Service_Medal
 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 1950-09-08 
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                                | gptkbp:birthPlace | gptkb:Pullman,_Washington,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:boardMemberOf | gptkb:Theranos gptkb:General_Dynamics
 
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                                | gptkbp:coauthor | gptkb:Bing_West 
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                                | gptkbp:conflictParticipated | gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Iraq_War
 gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
 
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                                | gptkbp:decorations | gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire_(Honorary) gptkb:Order_of_Australia_(Honorary)
 
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                                | gptkbp:education | gptkb:Central_Washington_University 
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                                | gptkbp:fullName | gptkb:James_Norman_Mattis 
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                                | gptkbp:knownFor | gptkb:military_officer strategic thinking
 
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                                | gptkbp:militaryBranch | gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps 
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                                | gptkbp:militaryRank | gptkb:General 
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                                | gptkbp:nationality | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:nickname | gptkb:Mad_Dog gptkb:Warrior_Monk
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableQuote | The most important six inches on the battlefield is between your ears. Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.
 
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                                | gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:author gptkb:military_officer
 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | gptkb:Ash_Carter 
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                                | gptkbp:publishedWork | gptkb:Call_Sign_Chaos:_Learning_to_Lead 
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                                | gptkbp:religion | gptkb:Roman_Catholicism 
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                                | gptkbp:resignedFrom | 2018-12-20 
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                                | gptkbp:retired | 2013 
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                                | gptkbp:servedAs | 26th United States Secretary of Defense 
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                                | gptkbp:servedUnder | gptkb:Donald_Trump 
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                                | gptkbp:serviceYears | 1969–2013 
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                                | gptkbp:signature | James N. Mattis signature.svg 
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                                | gptkbp:status | never married 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:Patrick_M._Shanahan 
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                                | gptkbp:termEnd | 2019-01-01 
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                                | gptkbp:termStart | 2017-01-20 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Naval_Postgraduate_School 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | James N. Mattis 
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