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Also Known As Eric Ken Shinseki
Born November 28, 1942 (age 83) • Lihue • Hawaii
Awards And Honors Purple Heart

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Eric K. Shinseki, 1999.
Eric K. Shinseki at a Pentagon press briefing, 2001.
Eric K. Shinseki at a Pentagon press briefing, with Secretary of the Army Thomas E. White in the background, September 14, 2001.
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