Eric Shinseki

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Early life and educationEdit

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Shinseki at West Point in 1965

Shinseki was born in Lihue, [[Kauai|KauaTemplate:Okinai]], in the then Territory of Hawaii, to an American family of Japanese ancestry. His grandparents emigrated from Hiroshima to Hawaii in 1901.<ref>Obata, Hiroshi. 両祖父母は広島出身 Template:Webarchive ("Shinseki: both grandparents are from Hiroshima"). Hiroshima Peace Media (Japan). January 30, 2009</ref> He grew up in a sugarcane plantation community on Kaua'i and graduated from Kaua'i High and Intermediate School in 1960.<ref name="USNWR18DEC2008" /> While attending Kaua'i he was active in the Boy Scouts and served as class president.<ref name="USNWR18DEC2008" /> As a boy, Shinseki learned that three of his uncles had served in the 442nd Infantry Regiment, a unit of Japanese Americans that became one of the most decorated fighting units in United States history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Motivated by his uncles' example, he attended the United States Military Academy and graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant. He earned a Master of Arts degree in English Literature from Duke University in 1974. He was also educated at the Armor Officer Advanced Course, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the National War College of National Defense University.

Military serviceEdit

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Shinseki is pinned with the rank of general by Army chief of staff Dennis Reimer and his wife Patty in July 1997

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A 2003 portrait of Shinseki

Shinseki served in a variety of command and staff assignments in the Continental United States and overseas, including two combat tours with the 9th and 25th Infantry Divisions in the Republic of Vietnam as an artillery forward observer and as commander of Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment during the Vietnam War. During one of those tours while serving as a forward artillery observer, he stepped on a land mine, which blew the front off one of his feet; after spending almost a year recovering from his injuries, he returned to active duty in 1971.<ref name="May 2009 remarks"/>

Shinseki has served at Schofield Barracks, Hawai'i, with Headquarters, United States Army Hawaii, and Fort Shafter with Headquarters, United States Army Pacific. He has taught at the U.S. Military Academy's Department of English. During duty with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas, he served as the regimental adjutant and as the executive officer of its 1st Squadron.

Shinseki's ten-plus years of service in Europe included assignments as Commander, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division (Schweinfurt); Commander, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Kitzingen); Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, 3rd Infantry Division (Operations, Plans and Training) (Würzburg); and Assistant Division Commander for Maneuver, 3rd Infantry Division (Schweinfurt). The 3rd Division was organized at that time as a heavy mechanized division. He also served as Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (Operations, Plans, and Training), VII Corps (Stuttgart). Shinseki served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Support, Allied Land Forces Southern Europe (Verona), an element of the Allied Forces Southern Europe.

From March 1994 to July 1995, Shinseki commanded the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas. In July 1996, he was promoted to lieutenant general and became Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army. In June 1997, Shinseki was appointed to the rank of general before assuming duties as Commanding General, Seventh United States Army; Commander, Allied Land Forces Central Europe; and Commander, NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Shinseki became the Army's 28th Vice Chief of Staff on 24 November 1998, then became its 34th Chief of Staff on 22 June 1999,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> the last Vietnam War veteran to hold the post. Shinseki retired on 11 June 2003, at the end of his four-year term. His Farewell Memo contained some of his ideas regarding the future of the military.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At that time, General Shinseki retired from the Army after 38 years of military service.

Template:As of, Shinseki was the highest-ranked Asian American military officer in the history of the United States.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Additionally, as of 2004, he is the highest-ranked Japanese American to have served in the United States Armed Forces.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Army Chief of StaffEdit

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Shinseki as Army Chief of Staff with members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2001)

During his tenure as Army Chief of Staff, Shinseki initiated an innovative but controversial plan to make the army more strategically deployable and mobile in urban terrain by creating Stryker Interim-Force Brigade Combat Teams.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He conceived a long-term strategic plan for the army dubbed "Objective Force", which included a program he designed, Future Combat Systems.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> One other controversial plan that Shinseki implemented was the wearing of the black beret for all army personnel.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Prior to Shinseki implementing this policy, only the United States Army Rangers could wear the black beret. When the black beret was given to all soldiers and officers, the Rangers moved to the tan beret.

Shinseki publicly clashed with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during the planning of the war in Iraq over how many troops the United States would need to keep in Iraq for the postwar occupation of that country. As Army Chief of Staff, Shinseki testified to the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services on 25 February 2003, that "something in the order of several hundred thousand soldiers" would probably be required for postwar Iraq. This was an estimate far higher than the figure being proposed by Secretary Rumsfeld in his invasion plan, and it was rejected in strong language by both Rumsfeld and his Deputy Secretary of Defense, Paul Wolfowitz, who was another chief planner of the invasion and occupation.<ref name=Schmitt2003>Template:Cite news</ref> From then on, Shinseki's influence on the Joint Chiefs of Staff reportedly waned.<ref>Shanker, Thom "New Strategy Vindicates Ex-Army Chief Shinseki", New York Times, January 12, 2007.</ref> Critics of the Bush administration alleged that Shinseki was forced into early retirement as Army Chief of Staff because of his comments on troop levels;<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> however, his retirement was announced nearly a year before those comments.<ref>CNN Political Unit. CNN Political Unit debate fact check. CNN.com. October 9, 2004.</ref>

When the insurgency took hold in postwar Iraq, Shinseki's comments and their public rejection by the civilian leadership were often cited by those who felt the Bush administration deployed too few troops to Iraq.<ref name=WashingtonPost_Ricks-Tyson_20061116>Template:Cite news</ref> On 15 November 2006, in testimony before Congress, CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid said that Shinseki had been correct that more troops were needed.<ref name=WashingtonPost_Ricks-Tyson_20061116/>

Post-military careerEdit

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President Barack Obama and guests at signing of bill to grant Congressional Gold Medal to 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team in recognition of their World War II service. Shinseki is at the far right.

Shinseki has served as a director for several corporations: Honeywell International and Ducommun, military contractors; Grove Farm Corporation; First Hawaiian Bank;<ref name=WashingtonPost_Rucker-Ricks_20081207>Template:Cite news</ref> and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.<ref name="ForbesPeople_2008">Template:Cite news</ref> He is a member of the Advisory Boards at the Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and to the U.S. Comptroller General. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Atlantic Council of the United States, and the Association of the United States Army.<ref name=PurposePrize_Shinseki_20081207>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009–2014)Edit

On 7 December 2008, then-President-elect Barack Obama announced at a press conference in Chicago that he would nominate Shinseki to become the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.<ref name=CNN_7_December_2008_Shinseki>Template:Cite news</ref> Shinseki was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on 20 January 2009, and sworn in the next day.<ref name=abrams>Template:Cite news</ref>

Veterans Health Administration scandalEdit

Template:Main article In May 2014, Shinseki was embroiled in a scandal involving the Veterans Health Administration, which is a component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Questions involving substandard timely care and false records covering up related timelines had come to light, involving treatment of veterans in a number of veterans hospitals.<ref>Shinseki 'mad as hell' about VA allegations, but won't resign</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 30 May 2014, Obama announced that he had accepted Shinseki's resignation as Secretary.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Shinseki said he could not explain the lack of integrity among some leaders in veterans healthcare facilities: "That breach of integrity is irresponsible, it is indefensible, and unacceptable to me". He said he could not defend what happened because it was indefensible, but he could take responsibility for it and he would.<ref name="ShinsekiStatement">Template:Cite news</ref> Shinseki's resignation meant that 2014 was the first time since 2000 that there had not been an Asian American in the Cabinet of the United States.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In an interview with retired General Peter W. Chiarelli, journalist Robert Siegel described the situation as "a case of a very, very good man who's run up against some pretty terrible problems in his job", to which Chiarelli responded, "I don't look up to any man more than I look up to Eric Shinseki".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

FamilyEdit

Shinseki is married to his high school sweetheart, Patricia; they are the parents of two children, Lori and Ken.<ref name="USNWR18DEC2008">Template:Cite news</ref> He also has seven grandchildren.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Awards, decorations, and badgesEdit

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Template:Ribbon devices	Defense Distinguished Service Medal<ref name="Bio">Eric K. Shinseki: Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs Biography Template:Webarchive, About.com, U.S. Government, by Robert Longley, last accessed July 13, 2013</ref> (with one oak leaf cluster)<ref name="valor">Template:Cite news Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Ribbon devices	Army Distinguished Service Medal<ref name="Bio"/> (with one oak leaf cluster)<ref name="valor"/>
Template:Ribbon devices	Navy Distinguished Service Medal<ref name=presidency>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Ribbon devices	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal<ref name=presidency/>
Template:Ribbon devices	Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal<ref name=presidency/>
Template:Ribbon devices	Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)<ref name="Bio"/>
Template:Ribbon devices	Bronze Star (with "V" Device and two Oak Leaf Clusters)<ref name="Bio"/>
Template:Ribbon devices	Purple Heart (with Oak Leaf Cluster)<ref name="Bio"/>
Template:Ribbon devices	Defense Meritorious Service Medal<ref name="Bio"/>
Template:Ribbon devices	Meritorious Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters)<ref name="Bio"/>
Template:Ribbon devices	Air Medal<ref name="Bio"/>
Template:Ribbon devices	Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)<ref name="Bio2">Template:Usurped, Asian American Network, last accessed July 13, 2014</ref>
Template:Ribbon devices	Army Achievement Medal<ref name="Bio2"/>
Template:Ribbon devices	National Defense Service Medal with Service star
Template:Ribbon devices	Vietnam Service Medal with four Service stars
Template:Ribbon devices	Armed Forces Service Medal
Template:Ribbon devices	Army Service Ribbon
Template:Ribbon devices	Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Template:Ribbon devices	NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia
Template:Ribbon devices	Vietnam Campaign Medal
Template:Ribbon devices	Order of Military Merit (Grand Officer; Brazil)<ref>Template:In lang Template:Cite act</ref>

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