Sergeant Hagel Secretary of Defense

U.S. Army G.I. Chuck Hagel  circa 1967

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Senate Confirms Hagel

It's official Senator Chuck Hagel is the new Secretary of Defense after an arduous process. This will be the first time in history that an enlisted man fills the top post at the Pentagon. 

Just who is Chuck Hagel?

Secretary of Defense: Who Is Chuck Hagel?

Born October 4, 1946, in North Platte, Nebraska, the son of Betty (née Dunn) and Charles Dean Hagel, he had three brothers, Thomas, Mike, and Jim, until Jim was killed in a car accident at the age of 16. .Chuck Hagel graduated from St. Bonaventure High School (now Scotus Central Catholic High School) in Columbus, Nebraska, in 1964, and the Brown Institute for Radio and Television in 1966. After a stint in the Army, Hagel earned a BA in History at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1971.

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