Editing Michael Hagee

{{short description|United States Marine Corps general}}

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|name= Michael Hagee
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|caption= Official portrait, 2003
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|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1944|12|1}}
|birth_place= [[Hampton, Virginia]], U.S.
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|allegiance= [[United States]]
|branch= [[United States Marine Corps]]
|serviceyears= 1968–2007
|rank= [[General (United States)|General]]
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|commands= [[Commandant of the United States Marine Corps|Commandant of the Marine Corps]]<br/>[[1st Marine Expeditionary Force]]<br/>[[1st Marine Division (United States)|1st Marine Division]]<br/>[[1st Marine Division (United States)|1st Marine Division]]<br/>[[11th Marine Expeditionary Unit]]<br/>[[1st Battalion 8th Marines]]
|battles= [[Vietnam War]]<br/>[[Gulf War]]
|awards= [[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] (3)<br/>[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]<br/>[[Legion of Merit]] (3)<br/>[[Bronze Star Medal]]<br/>[[National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal]]
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'''Michael William Hagee''' (born December 1, 1944) is a retired [[United States Marine Corps]] [[General (United States)|four-star general]] who served as the 33rd [[Commandant of the United States Marine Corps|Commandant of the Marine Corps]] from 2003 to 2006, succeeding General [[James L. Jones]] on January 13, 2003.  He stepped down as Commandant two months before the end of his four-year term, and was succeeded by General [[James T. Conway]] on November 13, 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=41483|title=Conway becomes Marine Corps Commandant|author=Jeff Schogol|date=November 13, 2006|work=Stars and Stripes|access-date=November 13, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927024749/http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=41483|archive-date=September 27, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On that date, Hagee had his retirement ceremony just prior to the passage of command ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/DCA668D2E955E8B185257226006F347C?opendocument |title=Hagee retires, Conway appointed 34th commandant|author=Cpl Aaron K. Clark|date=November 13, 2006|work=Marine Corps News|publisher=United States Marine Corps|access-date=November 13, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061115081222/http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/DCA668D2E955E8B185257226006F347C?opendocument |archive-date=November 15, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hagee retired from the Marine Corps on January 1, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Col M W Hagee |url=https://www.11thmeu.marines.mil/Legacy/Former-Commanders/Col-Hagee/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.11thmeu.marines.mil}}</ref>

==Biography==

=== Early life and education ===
Hagee was born in [[Hampton, Virginia]], on December 1, 1944<ref name="Services2003">{{cite book|author=United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services|title=Nominations before the Senate Armed Services Committee, second session, 107th Congress: hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, on nominations of Adm. Thomas B. Fargo, USN; Lt. Gen, Leon J. LaPorte, USA; Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF ... April 26, June 20, July 26, September 27, 2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g8nyUuVz2wAC|date=January 2003|publisher=U.S. G.P.O.|isbn=9780160695216}}</ref> and raised in [[Fredericksburg, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.veteransadvantage.com/va/topvet/general-michael-w-hagee |title=General Michael W. Hagee &#124; Veterans Advantage – Military Discounts, Veteran Discounts, Benefits |work=veteransadvantage.com |date=September 17, 2003 |access-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185327/https://www.veteransadvantage.com/va/topvet/general-michael-w-hagee |url-status=dead }}</ref> He graduated with distinction from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in 1968 with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[Engineering]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=GENERAL MICHAEL W. HAGEE, USMC (RETIRED) |url=https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/People/Whos-Who-in-Marine-Corps-History/Gagnon-Ingram/General-Michael-W-Hagee/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.usmcu.edu}}</ref> and was a classmate of [[Oliver North]], [[Charles Bolden]], [[Jim Webb]], and [[Michael Mullen]]. He also holds a [[Master of Science]] degree in [[electrical engineering]] from the [[Naval Postgraduate School]] and a [[Master of Arts]] degree in [[National Security]] and [[Strategic Studies]] from the [[Naval War College]]. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College and the United States Naval War College.  In 2004, he was honored with the [[Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award]].

=== Personal life ===
His father, Robert L. Hagee, served as a [[United States Navy]] pilot in World War II and, in the summer of 2009, was awarded a plaque at the [[Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site]], now known as the National Museum of the Pacific War (formerly Nimitz Museum) in [[Fredericksburg, Texas]]. He and his wife Silke, daughter of the [[German Air Force]] brigadier general Werner Boie,<ref>{{cite news|title=Silke Hagee helps families cope with deployments|url=http://www.stripes.com/military-life/silke-hagee-helps-families-cope-with-deployments-1.5964|publisher=[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]]|date=March 4, 2003}}</ref> have two children.

Hagee is the President and CEO of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Management & Departments |url=https://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/about/management-departments |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=National Museum of the Pacific War |language=en}}</ref> He has previously sat on the Board of Advisors for Cobam and Silicon Graphics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cobham plc - AGM Statement and Trading Update |url=http://otp.investis.com/clients/uk/cobham_plc/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=826&newsid=1003197 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=otp.investis.com}}</ref> 

==Military career==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Platoon Commander, Company A, [[1st Battalion 9th Marines]] || 1970
|-
|Commanding Officer, Company A and H&S Company, [[1st Battalion 1st Marines]] || 1970–1971
|-
|Communications-Electronics Officer, [[Marine Air Control Squadron 1|Marine Air Command and Control Squadron 1]] ||1971
|-
|Assistant Director, [[Communications School (United States Marine Corps)|Telecommunications School]] || 1972–1974
|-
|Commanding Officer, Waikele-West Loch Guard Company || 1974–1976
|-
|Commanding Officer, [[Pearl Harbor]] Guard Company || 1976–1977
|-
|Training Officer, [[3rd Marine Division (United States)|3rd Marine Division]] || 1977–1978
|-
|Electrical Engineering Instructor, [[United States Naval Academy]] || 1978–1981
|-
|Head, Officer Plans Section, [[Headquarters Marine Corps]] || 1982–1986
|-
|Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, [[2nd Marine Division (United States)|2nd Marine Division]] || 1987–1988
|-
|Executive Officer, [[8th Marine Regiment (United States)|8th Marine Regiment]] || 1988
|-
|Commanding Officer, [[1st Battalion 8th Marines]] || 1988–1990
|-
|Director Humanities and Social Science Division/Marine Corps Representative, United States Naval Academy || 1990–1992
|-
|Commanding Officer, [[11th Marine Expeditionary Unit]] || 1992–1993
|-
|Liaison Officer to the U.S. [[Diplomatic rank|Special Envoy]] to [[Somalia]] || 1992–1993
|-
|Executive Assistant to the [[Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps]] || 1993–1994
|-
|Director, Character Development Division, United States Naval Academy || 1994–1995
|-
|Senior Military Assistant to the [[Deputy Secretary of Defense]] || 1995–1996
|-
|Executive Assistant to the [[Director of Central Intelligence]] || 1995–1996
|-
|Deputy Director of Operations, Headquarters, [[United States European Command]] || 1996–1998
|-
|Commanding General, [[1st Marine Division (United States)|1st Marine Division]] || 1998–1999
|-
|Director Strategic Plans and Policy, [[United States Pacific Command]] || 1999–2000
|-
|Commanding General, [[I Marine Expeditionary Force]] || 2000–2002
|-
|Commandant of the Marine Corps || 2003–2006
|-
|}

==Awards and decorations==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|other_device=nv|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Achievement ribbon.svg |width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Combat Action Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award-3d.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[File:NIDRib.gif|106px]] <!-- correct location for this "U.S. Non-military personal decoration" is after "U.S. Military Unit" awards and before "U.S. service and campaign awards" -->
|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Humanitarian Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=VNCivilActionsRibbon-2.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|colspan="4"|[[File:Joint Chiefs of Staff seal.svg|140px]]
|} 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
!1st Row
|[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] with two [[oak leaf cluster]]s
|[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]
|[[Legion of Merit]] with two [[award star]]s
|[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] with [[valor device]]
|-
!2nd Row
|[[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]]
|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with one award star
|[[Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal]] with one award star
|[[Combat Action Ribbon]]
|-
!3rd Row
|[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]] with two oak leaf clusters
|[[Meritorious Unit Commendation]] with one [[service star]]
|[[National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal]]
|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with two service stars
|-
!4th Row
|[[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]]
|[[Vietnam Service Medal]] with three service stars
|[[Southwest Asia Service Medal]] with one service star
|[[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]]
|-
!5th Row
|[[Humanitarian Service Medal]]
|[[Sea Service Deployment Ribbon]] with two service stars
|[[Overseas Service Ribbon|Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon]] with one service star
|[[French Legion of Honor]], Commander
|-
!6th Row
|[[Vietnam Gallantry Cross|Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation]]
|[[Vietnam Civil Actions Medal|Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation]]
|[[Vietnam Campaign Medal]]
|[[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)|Kuwait Liberation Medal]]
|-
|colspan="5"|[[Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge]]
|}

==See also==
{{Commons category|Michael W. Hagee}}

*[[List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals]]
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==References==
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==References==
:''This article incorporates text in the [[public domain]] from the United States Marine Corps.''
*{{cite web|url=http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Hagee_MW.htm|title=General Michael W. Hagee, USMC (Retired)|work=Who's Who in Marine Corps History|publisher=Marine Corps History Division|access-date=October 28, 2009}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.marines.mil/cmc/33cmc.nsf/cmcmain|title=33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps (Official biography)|publisher=United States Marine Corps|access-date=June 6, 2006|archive-date=June 15, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615213201/http://www.marines.mil/cmc/33cmc.nsf/cmcmain}}
*{{cite news|url= http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2132699.php|title= Hagee to step down November 13|first= Christian|last= Lowe|work= Marine Corps Times|date= September 26, 2006|access-date= October 2, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204752/http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2132699.php|archive-date= September 27, 2007|df= mdy-all}}
*{{cite web|url=https://slsp.manpower.usmc.mil/GOSA/Biographies/rptBiography.asp?PERSON_ID=107&PERSON_TYPE=General|title=Official Biography:General Michael W. Hagee – Retired, 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps|work=Biographies: General Officers & Senior Executives|publisher=Manpower & Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps|access-date=October 28, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304201551/https://slsp.manpower.usmc.mil/GOSA/Biographies/rptBiography.asp?PERSON_ID=107&PERSON_TYPE=General|archive-date=March 4, 2012|df=mdy-all}}

==External links==
*{{cite web|url= http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,100413,00.html|title= Top Marine's Retirement|author= Elaine M. Grossman|date= June 9, 2006|publisher= m InsideDefense.com|access-date= October 9, 2006|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061114082802/http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,100413,00.html|archive-date= November 14, 2006|df= mdy-all}}
*{{C-SPAN|1002624}}

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