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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Hegseth attended [[Forest Lake Area High School]] in [[Forest Lake, Minnesota]] and received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] at [[Princeton University]] in 2003.<ref name="senatebid">http://forestlaketimes.com/2012/02/15/hegseth-weighing-u-s-senate-bid/</ref> At Princeton, Hegseth was the editor of the ''Princeton Tory'', a [[conservative]] student-run publication. |
Hegseth attended [[Forest Lake Area High School]] in [[Forest Lake, Minnesota]] and received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] at [[Princeton University]] in 2003.<ref name="senatebid">http://forestlaketimes.com/2012/02/15/hegseth-weighing-u-s-senate-bid/</ref> At Princeton, Hegseth was the editor of the ''Princeton Tory'', a [[conservative]] student-run publication. While at Princeton, Hegseth also served as a guard on the basketball team, scoring 36 points and accumulating 13 assists in 42 games over his four year career.<ref>http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=204967324</ref> |
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Following graduation, Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer into the [[U.S. Army National Guard]] in 2003. In 2004, his unit was called to [[Guantanamo Bay]] where he served as an infantry platoon leader. He was awarded the [[Army Commendation Medal]]. Shortly after returning from [[Cuba]], Hegseth volunteered to serve in [[Baghdad]] and [[Samarra]], where he held the position of Infantry Platoon Leader and, later in [[Samarra]], of Civil-Military Operations Officer. During his time in [[Iraq]], he was awarded the [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device]], [[Combat Infantryman Badge]], and a second Army Commendation Medal. |
Following graduation, Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer into the [[U.S. Army National Guard]] in 2003. In 2004, his unit was called to [[Guantanamo Bay]] where he served as an infantry platoon leader. He was awarded the [[Army Commendation Medal]]. Shortly after returning from [[Cuba]], Hegseth volunteered to serve in [[Baghdad]] and [[Samarra]], where he held the position of Infantry Platoon Leader and, later in [[Samarra]], of Civil-Military Operations Officer. During his time in [[Iraq]], he was awarded the [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device]], [[Combat Infantryman Badge]], and a second Army Commendation Medal. |
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Upon return from Iraq, Hegseth worked briefly at the [[Manhattan Institute for Policy Research]]. In 2007, he left the conservative think tank to take the helm of [[Vets For Freedom]] as executive director. At that time, the organization had no staff, limited membership and no budget. By 2008, after eighteen months of Hegseth's leadership, the group had grown to 95,000 members with a $9 million budget and a dozen staff members. While leading Vets For Freedom from 2007–2010, he was also a [[Fox News Channel]] military analyst and made multiple television appearances on the Fox News Channel, [[CNN]] and [[MSNBC]].<ref>http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/about/hegseth.aspx</ref> |
Upon return from Iraq, Hegseth worked briefly at the [[Manhattan Institute for Policy Research]]. In 2007, he left the conservative think tank to take the helm of [[Vets For Freedom]] as executive director. At that time, the organization had no staff, limited membership and no budget. By 2008, after eighteen months of Hegseth's leadership, the group had grown to 95,000 members with a $9 million budget and a dozen staff members. While leading Vets For Freedom from 2007–2010, he was also a [[Fox News Channel]] military analyst and made multiple television appearances on the Fox News Channel, [[CNN]] and [[MSNBC]].<ref>http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/about/hegseth.aspx</ref> .<ref>http://query.nictusa.com/dcdev/fectxt/364506.txt</ref><ref>http://query.nictusa.com/dcdev/fectxt/441451.txt</ref> Hegseth is also a term member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] and a contributor to the [[National Review]] Online, as well as the author of many editorials in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[New York Post]]'', and ''[[The Washington Times]]''. |
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During Hegseth's time as the head of Vets for Freedom, the group's political action committee was queried by the federal government for several questionable financial transactions and the group admitted to violating certain contribution limits.<ref>http://query.nictusa.com/dcdev/fectxt/364506.txt</ref><ref>http://query.nictusa.com/dcdev/fectxt/441451.txt</ref> U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham resigned as honorary board members of Vets for Freedom in response to several anti-Obama attack ads that Hegseth commissioned during the 2008 presidential campaign.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/world/americas/29iht-29ads.13298116.html</ref> |
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Hegseth is also a term member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] and a contributor to the [[National Review]] Online, as well as the author of many editorials in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[New York Post]]'', and ''[[The Washington Times]]''. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Revision as of 15:59, 22 August 2012
Pete Hegseth | |
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| Born | June 6, 1980 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | U.S. Army National Guard |
| Years of service | 2003–present |
| Rank | Captain |
| Awards | Bronze Star Army Commendation Medal (2) Expert Infantryman Badge Combat Infantryman Badge |
Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is a former Executive Director of Vets For Freedom and a senior counterinsurgency instructor at the Counterinsurgency Training Center in Kabul with the Minnesota National Guard.[1] Hegseth has made multiple appearances on national television as a military analyst and lost the Republican party endorsement for the United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2012 to Kurt Bills.
Biography
Hegseth attended Forest Lake Area High School in Forest Lake, Minnesota and received his Bachelor of Arts at Princeton University in 2003.[2] At Princeton, Hegseth was the editor of the Princeton Tory, a conservative student-run publication. While at Princeton, Hegseth also served as a guard on the basketball team, scoring 36 points and accumulating 13 assists in 42 games over his four year career.[3]
Following graduation, Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer into the U.S. Army National Guard in 2003. In 2004, his unit was called to Guantanamo Bay where he served as an infantry platoon leader. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal. Shortly after returning from Cuba, Hegseth volunteered to serve in Baghdad and Samarra, where he held the position of Infantry Platoon Leader and, later in Samarra, of Civil-Military Operations Officer. During his time in Iraq, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor Device, Combat Infantryman Badge, and a second Army Commendation Medal.
Upon return from Iraq, Hegseth worked briefly at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. In 2007, he left the conservative think tank to take the helm of Vets For Freedom as executive director. At that time, the organization had no staff, limited membership and no budget. By 2008, after eighteen months of Hegseth's leadership, the group had grown to 95,000 members with a $9 million budget and a dozen staff members. While leading Vets For Freedom from 2007–2010, he was also a Fox News Channel military analyst and made multiple television appearances on the Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC.[4] .[5][6] Hegseth is also a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a contributor to the National Review Online, as well as the author of many editorials in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, New York Post, and The Washington Times.
Personal life
Hegseth was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Forest Lake, Minnesota. He married his second wife, Samantha, in the spring of 2010. The couple had a son, Gunner, in June 2010, and are expecting a second child.[2]
Education
- 1999 Forest Lake High School, Forest Lake, MN
- 2003 Bachelor of Arts degree, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Awards, decorations, and badges
Combat Infantryman Badge   |
Bronze Star |
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Army Commendation Medal |
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Expert Infantryman Badge |
External links
- Vets For Freedom http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/about/hegseth.aspx
- http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/pete-hegseth/
- Pete Hegseth Debates Mark Dice on Fox News http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-FwDEuVp78
- MoveOn.org ad controversy
- Hegseth at the Princeton Tory http://theprincetontory.com/main/2001-02-issues/
Footnotes
- ^ Vets for Freedom Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ a b http://forestlaketimes.com/2012/02/15/hegseth-weighing-u-s-senate-bid/
- ^ http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=204967324
- ^ http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/about/hegseth.aspx
- ^ http://query.nictusa.com/dcdev/fectxt/364506.txt
- ^ http://query.nictusa.com/dcdev/fectxt/441451.txt