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The Bronze Star Medal with the "V" device to denote heroism is the fourth highest military decoration for valor. Although a service member may be cited for heroism in combat and be awarded more than one Bronze Star authorizing the "V" device, only one "V" may be worn on each suspension and service ribbon of the medal.
Peter Brian Hegseth (/ ˈ h ɛ ɡ s ɛ θ /; born June 6, 1980) is an American author, television host, and Army veteran who is serving as the 29th United States secretary of defense since January 25, 2025, in the second administration of President Donald Trump.
Pete Hegseth, a National Guard officer at the time, was seeking to go on their mission. ... He would go on to win the Bronze Star Medal, second Army Commendation Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge ...
The Fox News star was married twice before that, splitting from his first wife, Meredith Schwarz, in 2009, and divorcing his second wife, Samantha Deering, in 2017. Deering and Hegseth welcomed ...
The Department of the Navy introduced the "V" as the "Combat Distinguishing Device", and on 15 February 1946, authorized the "V" device to be worn on the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal for services or acts performed in actual combat with the enemy; in February 1947, this was changed to acts or services involving direct participation in ...
A Minnesota native, Hegeseth has received two Bronze Stars for his service overseas as well as two Army Commendation Medals. Follow the latest on President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selections:
Hegseth served in the National Guard from 2002 until 2021 and was deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and received two Bronze Star medals, according to his service record.
Bronze Star Medal with bronze "V" Device Meritorious Service Medal with "R" device Air Medal, five awards, of which four were for valor, and bronze Strike/Flight numeral 3 (Navy and Marine Corps) Air Medal, five awards, of which one was for valor, one for combat, and one for remote