President Barack Obama thanks Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta after Obama announced his nomination of Chuck Hagel as the new defense secretary at the White House, Jan. 7, 2013. Hagel, a former U.S. senator from Nebraska, earned two Purple Hearts as an infantry squad leader during the Vietnam War. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
| Date Taken: | 01.07.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 07.03.2025 12:30 |
| Photo ID: | 9148784 |
| VIRIN: | 120107-D-TT977-1073 |
| Resolution: | 2657x1768 |
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