James Peake
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| 6. sekretarz spraw weteranów Stanów Zjednoczonych | |
| Okres | od 20 grudnia 2007 |
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James Benjamin Peake (ur. 18 czerwca 1944 w Saint Louis, Missouri) – emerytowany generał-porucznik Armii Stanów Zjednoczonych, weteran wojny w Wietnamie, w latach 2007-2009 piastował urząd sekretarza spraw weteranów w gabinecie prezydenta George’a W. Busha. Był także zwierzchnikiem służby medycznej (ang. Surgeon General) armii od 22 września 2000 do 8 lipca 2004, kiedy odszedł ze służby czynnej).
Linki zewnętrzne
- Biografia. www1.va.gov. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2010-05-15)]. (ang.)
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- kursywa – osoba pełniąca obowiązki
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Seal of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.svg
The creation of the new Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989 required a new official seal to represent VA. In November 1988, after the law establishing VA as a cabinet department was signed, VA initiated a competition among employees for a seal design that would give the new department a "new look." The winner of that competition, and creator of today's VA seal was David E. Gregory, a medical media production specialist at the Indianapolis VA Medical Center. These are the key elements of the seal, as he described them:
The creation of the new Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989 required a new official seal to represent VA. In November 1988, after the law establishing VA as a cabinet department was signed, VA initiated a competition among employees for a seal design that would give the new department a "new look." The winner of that competition, and creator of today's VA seal was David E. Gregory, a medical media production specialist at the Indianapolis VA Medical Center. These are the key elements of the seal, as he described them:
- The eagle represents the United States.
- The circle of five stars above the eagle represents the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.
- The two flags in the eagle's talons represent the span of America's history from 13 colonies to the present 50 states.
- The flags are bound by a golden cord symbolic of those Americans who have fallen in service to their country.
- The eagle holds the cord to perpetuate the memory of those veterans who have fallen and sacrificed for the nation.
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Photo of James Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2007-
Photo of James Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2007-