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Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel (born October 4, 1946) is the senior United States Senator from Nebraska. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 1996 and was reelected in 2002.
Born in North Platte, Nebraska to German and Polish American[1] parents, he graduated from St. Bonaventure High School (now Scotus Central Catholic High School) in Columbus, NE and the Brown Institute for Radio and Television in 1966 and from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1971. Hagel is a Vietnam War veteran, having served in the U.S. Army infantry, attaining the rank of Sergeant (E-5) from 1967-68. While serving during the Vietnam War, he received the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
Hagel married Lilibet Ziller in 1985; the couple live with their daughter, Allyn, and son, Ziller in Great Falls, Virginia. ]
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