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| News Date | Wednesday, March 31, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Army museum opens Shinseki exhibit; hints at political future
The Honolulu Advertiser
The Army unveiled a biographical exhibit yesterday honoring Gen. Eric Shinseki, the first Hawai'i native and Asian American to attain the four-star rank as well as achieve the highest uniformed position of leadership in the Army -- Chief of Staff. The permanent exhibit at the U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii in Waikiki includes the retired general's West Point uniform, his pistol when he served as chief of staff, a baseball glove from his childhood on Kaua'i and a photo of him handing his wife, Patricia, yellow roses on the day he retired last year. "I'm humbled that you would find all of this interesting," Shinseki said. "It's a great American story rather than a story of one person."
Born to Japanese-American parents during World War II, Shinseki went to Kaua'i High School and was nominated to West Point by Sen. Dan Inouye. He received a master's degree in English literature from Duke University and taught in the English department at the U.S. Military Academy. Shinseki has been instrumental in planning for the Army's transformation into a more flexible fighting force with the six new Stryker combat brigades centered on eight-wheeled armored vehicles. One of the brigades is planned for Hawai'i.
Because of his experience, leadership ability and stature, there has speculation that he would make a good candidate for political office. However, he said he has no political aspirations at this time. "I have some other responsibilities to take care of, and I'm going to look after them. Then, you never know," he said. "Right now there are more questions than there are answers about what's next. But we are keeping as flexible and as many options as possible." |
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