Chuck Hagel

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** FILE ** Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on July 31, 2013. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel listens during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel “looks forward to participating in this year’s DOD Pride event at the Pentagon on Tuesday, June 25 … to celebrate LGBT Pride Month,” Pentagon spokesman George Little said. Mr. Hagel will attend a symposium. (Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks in Strauss Performing Arts Center at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, in Omaha, Neb. on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, before a Senate Defense subcommittee hearing to examine department leadership. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers his keynote address on "The U.S. Approach to Regional Security" at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS Asia Security Summit, on Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel prepares to deliver his keynote address on "The U.S. Approach to Regional Security" at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS Asia Security Summit, in Singapore on Saturday, June 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (center) hands diplomas to cadets during graduation and commissioning ceremonies at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)