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[[Captain (United States)|Captain]] '''Peter Brian Hegseth''' (born June 6, 1980), is a former Executive Director of [[Vets For Freedom]] and a senior [[Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan|counterinsurgency]] instructor at the Counterinsurgency Training Center in [[Kabul]] with the [[Minnesota National Guard]].<ref>[http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/about/hegseth.aspx Vets for Freedom]Retrieved February 23, 2012.</ref> He is currently seeking the Republican party endorsement for the [[United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2012]]. Captain Hegseth has made multiple appearances on national television as a military analyst and is currently on leave of absence from the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]].
[[Captain (United States)|Captain]] '''Peter Brian Hegseth''' (born June 6, 1980), is a former Executive Director of [[Vets For Freedom]] and a senior [[Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan|counterinsurgency]] instructor at the Counterinsurgency Training Center in [[Kabul]] with the [[Minnesota National Guard]].<ref>[http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/about/hegseth.aspx Vets for Freedom] Retrieved February 23, 2012.</ref> He is currently seeking the Republican party endorsement for the [[United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2012]]. Captain Hegseth has made multiple appearances on national television as a military analyst and is currently on leave of absence from the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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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> In March 2008, Vets for Freedom was scheduled to hold a non-partisan classroom discussion about patriotism and public service at a Forest Lake, Minnesota high school. The session was abruptly cancelled, however, when Hegseth staged a controversial pro-war rally for the media at the site, instead.<ref>http://www.startribune.com/featuredColumns/17035406.html</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> In March 2008, Vets for Freedom was scheduled to hold a non-partisan classroom discussion about patriotism and public service at a Forest Lake, Minnesota high school. The session was abruptly cancelled, however, when Hegseth staged a controversial pro-war rally for the media at the site, instead.<ref>http://www.startribune.com/featuredColumns/17035406.html</ref>


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 Hegseth 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> 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>
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 Hegseth 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> 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>


Having returned from Kabul, Afghanistan, Captain Hegseth is currently stationed at [[Fort Dix]], [[New Jersey]] as Senior Counterinsurgency Instructor. He 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]]''.
Having returned from Kabul, Afghanistan, Captain Hegseth is currently stationed at [[Fort Dix]], [[New Jersey]] as Senior Counterinsurgency Instructor. He 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 ==
== 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. <ref>http://forestlaketimes.com/2012/02/15/hegseth-weighing-u-s-senate-bid/</ref>
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.<ref>http://forestlaketimes.com/2012/02/15/hegseth-weighing-u-s-senate-bid/</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
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*Hegseth at the Princeton Tory http://theprincetontory.com/main/2001-02-issues/
*Hegseth at the Princeton Tory http://theprincetontory.com/main/2001-02-issues/

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Revision as of 22:12, 12 March 2012

Pete Hegseth
Born (1980-06-06) June 6, 1980 (age 44)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchU.S. Army National Guard
Years of service2003–present
RankCaptain
AwardsBronze Star
Army Commendation Medal (2)
Expert Infantryman Badge
Combat Infantryman Badge

Captain 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] He is currently seeking the Republican party endorsement for the United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2012. Captain Hegseth has made multiple appearances on national television as a military analyst and is currently on leave of absence from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

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. As editor, Hegseth published numerous, controversial articles opposing homosexuality, same sex marriage, abortion, ethnic and racial diversity, premarital sex, feminism and affirmative action.[3] The April 2002 issue of the Princeton Tory, entitled "Killing Feminism," also suggested that Halle Berry received her Oscar award due to "the racial identity of the actor."[4] 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.[5]

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 Hegseth served as an infantry platoon leader, during which 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. As of May 2011, over 102,000 Bronze Star Medals were awarded to U.S. Military members for their service in the Iraq war. 2,466 of them for valor, the rest for merit.[6]

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.[7] In March 2008, Vets for Freedom was scheduled to hold a non-partisan classroom discussion about patriotism and public service at a Forest Lake, Minnesota high school. The session was abruptly cancelled, however, when Hegseth staged a controversial pro-war rally for the media at the site, instead.[8]

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 Hegseth admitted to violating certain contribution limits.[9][10] 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.[11]

Having returned from Kabul, Afghanistan, Captain Hegseth is currently stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey as Senior Counterinsurgency Instructor. He 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.[12]

Education

Awards, decorations, and badges

  Combat Infantryman Badge
V
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Bronze Star
Army Commendation Medal
   Expert Infantryman Badge

Footnotes

  1. ^ Vets for Freedom Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  2. ^ http://forestlaketimes.com/2012/02/15/hegseth-weighing-u-s-senate-bid/
  3. ^ http://theprincetontory.com/main/2001-02-issues/
  4. ^ http://theprincetontory.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/2002-04.pdf
  5. ^ http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=204967324
  6. ^ http://poststar.com/news/local/article_aaeb8110-8a52-11e0-a4d0-001cc4c03286.html
  7. ^ http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/about/hegseth.aspx
  8. ^ http://www.startribune.com/featuredColumns/17035406.html
  9. ^ http://query.nictusa.com/dcdev/fectxt/364506.txt
  10. ^ http://query.nictusa.com/dcdev/fectxt/441451.txt
  11. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/world/americas/29iht-29ads.13298116.html
  12. ^ http://forestlaketimes.com/2012/02/15/hegseth-weighing-u-s-senate-bid/

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