Since far fewer people are recruited to serve in a voluntary military, the connection between America and its military is increasingly tenuous and less personal.
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The men and women of our armed forces played an instrumental role in the election process - securing polling sites and providing security - that allowed so many Iraqis the opportunity to vote freely for the first time ever.
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Birth: | 29th September, 1948 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Politician |
John Michael McHugh was born in Watertown, New York, USA. He is an American Republican politician. He served as the 21st United States Secretary of the Army from 2009-2015. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 23rd and 24th congressional district. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1985 to 1992. He earned a BA degree in political science from Utica College in 1970. He earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Graduate School of Public Affairs at the State University of New York at Albany in 1977.
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