Eric Shinseki
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About
Four-star U.S. Army General who was appointed by President Barack Obama to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Before Fame
He graduated from West Point and went to Vietnam, where he served as a base commander and a forward artillery observer.
Trivia
He served as Commander of the Operation Enduring Freedom, which was the post-9/11 invasion of Iraq.
Family Life
He grew up in Hawaii as the son of Japanese immigrants. In 1965, he married Patricia Shinseki.
Associated With
He was promoted to Army Vice Chief of Staff by President Bill Clinton in 1999.
