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'''Pete Hegseth''' replaced [[Wade Zirkle]] as Executive Director of the pro-[[war in Iraq]] [[Vets for Freedom]] in May 2007<ref>[http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/017704.php "More time, please,"] ''Power Line'' Blog, May 21, 2007. Includes Hegseth quote from Minneapolis ''Star-Tribune''.</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/24/AR2007062401379.html "Reality Check for the Antiwar Crowd,"] ''Washington Post'', June 25, 2007.</ref> and became its full-time Executive Director on July 9, 2007.<ref>[http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2007/07/vets-for-freedom-win-war.html "Vets for Freedom... Win the War?"], ''SWAC Girl'' Blog, July 12, 2007.</ref>
Hegseth is a Policy Specialist<ref>[http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/mi_staff.htm Staff], Manhattan Institute, accessed July 5, 2007.</ref> at the Center for the American University<ref>[http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cau.htm Manhattan Institute] website.</ref> at the [[conservative]] [[Manhattan Institute]] [[think tank]]. According to his July 2007 speaker's profile for the New York Young Republican Club, Inc., Hegseth "plans to will pursue a Masters in Public Policy" at the [[Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs]]at Princeton University<ref>[http://www.wws.princeton.edu/ Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs], Princeton University, website.</ref> at Princeton University in fall 2008,<ref>Glen Strandberg, Sports Editor, [http://www.forestlaketimes.com/2007/November/20PeteHeg11207.html "Hegseth takes center stage in war on terror,"] ''Forest Lake Times'', November 20, 2007.</ref> deferred a year from his previously announced plan to begin in 2007.<ref>[http://www.nycyr.org/meetings.php Scheduled Speakers], July 12, 2007 Speakers Forum, NYYRC website.</ref>
Hegseth served "two overseas tours with the U.S. Army, serving as an infantry platoon leader in [[Iraq]] and [[Cuba]]. In between tours, Mr. Hegseth worked as an analyst" at [[Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.]].<ref>[http://www.mindingthecampus.com/about.html About Us], ''Minding the Campus'', Manhattan Institute, accessed July 16, 2007.</ref>
Hegseth grew up in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and graduated from high school there. "Hegseth attended Princeton University on an ROTC scholarship<ref>[http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/your_commitment.jsp Army ROTC. Your Commitment], GoArmy.com, accessed July 20, 2007. ROTC scholarship winners have a four-year military service commitment after graduation.</ref> and graduated in 2003."<ref>Katherine Kersten, [http://web.archive.org/web/20050629002653/http://www.startribune.com/stories/191/5477220.html "A Guardsman's view of Guantanamo,"] ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'' (archived), June 27, 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.princeton.edu/~armyrotc/comm2003.htm "Congratulations Army Lieutenants of the Class of 2003,"] Princeton University Army ROTC.</ref>
At Princeton, Hegseth was a Witherspoon Fellow<ref> [http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=EV06K01 "Iraq: A Warrior's Perspective,"] Family Research Council, November 9, 2006.</ref>, played guard on the Princeton Tigers men's college basketball team<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/players/2079/ "Men College Basketball: Princeton Tigers: Pete Hegseth-G,"] ''Sports Illustrated''/CNN, April 8, 2003.</ref>, and was Publisher Editor-in-Chief of the [[conservative]] ''The Princeton Tory''<ref>Max Blumenthal, [http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060313/blumenthal/4 "Princeton Tilts Right,"] ''The Nation'', February 23, 2006 (March 13, 2006 issue).</ref><ref>[http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:bYuKK4jieSoJ:merln.ndu.edu/merln/pfiraq/archive/dod/2002DodReview2.pdf+%22Pete+Hegseth%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=58&gl=us "ROTC Makes a Comeback on Campus,"] ''2002 Year in Review'', [[U.S. Department of Defense]], December 31, 2002: "Cadet Pete Hegseth, a Princeton senior, will serve four years in the Army after graduating with a degree in political science. 'What drew me was basically a deep sense inside myself that there was a duty to fulfill,' says Hegseth."</ref>
===Military service===
:*See Jeffrey Feldman, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-feldman/how-rightwing-lie-about-_b_63888.html "How Right-Wing Lie About MoveOn Ad Became The Story,"] ''The Huffington Post'', September 11, 2007.
*[http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/challenges.php?id=1339102 "The Petraeus Report and 'Vets on the Hill',"] Family Security Matters, September 15, 2007.
*[http://tank.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MDI1NDBhYmFiNWFmMDA3NWFhMTNiM2QwY2E4YzhiNWU= "This Week at War: Vindicating Generals, Ignoring Heroes,"] ''The Tank''/''National Review Online'', October 15, 2007.
*[http://www.nypost.com/seven/10232007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/no_nightmare.htm Op-Ed: "No 'Nightmare'. Why 'Surge' is Working,"] ''New York Post'', October 23, 2007.
==Resources and articles==
*[[John Hinderaker]], [http://powerlineblog.com/archives/010806.php "Let's Hear From Someone Who's Served There,"] ''Power Line'' Blog, June 21, 2005.
*John Hinderaker, [http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/010812.php "A Guantanamo Vet Speaks,"] ''Power Line'' Blog, June 22, 2005.
*Katherine Kersten, [http://web.archive.org/web/20050629002653/http://www.startribune.com/stories/191/5477220.html "A Guardsman's view of Guantanamo,"] ''Star Tribune'', June 27, 2005.
*Joe Drennan, [http://www.forestlaketimes.com/2005/september/14Hegseth914.html "1999 FLHS grad ships off to Iraq this week,"] ''Forest Lake Times'', September 14, 2005.
====2007====
*Robert Morrison, [http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WL06C116 "Steps Toward Freedom. One of FRC's Own Witherspoon Alumni: In His Own Words From Iraq,"] Family Research Council, archived March 27, 2007.
*Combat Infantry Bunny, [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/7/10/75215/1455 "Pete Hegseth Blinked While Iraqi’s Died,"] ''The Daily Kos'', July 10, 2007.
*Katherine Kersten, [http://www.startribune.com/191/v-print/story/1311296.html "Minnesota warrior takes his fight from Iraq to Washington,"] ''Star Tribune'', July 18, 2007.
*Stephen Spruiell, [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OGIyZDIzNDcyMGIzMDI2M2FhNDg3ZTM5ZmViZDIzMDA= "First Lt. Hegseth Takes the Hill Fighting for freedom — in Iraq, in Washington,"] ''National Review Online'', July 18, 2007.
*[http://thecuckingstool.blogspot.com/2007/07/katie-wants-you-to-meet-peter.html "Katie wants you to meet Peter,"] ''the cucking stool'' Blogspot, July 19, 2007.
*[http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/243291.aspx "Limbaugh in Deep for 'Phony Soldiers' Remark,"] [[Christian Broadcasting Network]], October 3, 2007.
*[http://radamisto.blogspot.com/2007/10/robertsons-cbn-news-lies-for-limbaugh.html "Robertson's CBN News lies for Limbaugh,"] ''Radamisto'' Blogspot, October 4, 2007. re [[Rush Limbaugh]]
*dlawbailey, [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/10/6/122812/847 "Phonied-Up Republican Soldier - Yes, Phonied-Up,"] ''The Daily Kos'', October 6, 2007.
===External resources===
====Profiles====
*Sgt. Waine D. Haley, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, [http://www.defendamerica.mil/profiles/mar2006/pr032306wm1.html "U.S. Army. 1st Lt. Peter Hegseth. New York Banker Helps Rebuild Iraq Infrastructure,"] DefendAmerica.mil, March 23, 2006.
*[http://www.princeton.edu/~tory/issues/ Archived issues of the Princeton Tory].
====Interviews====
*[[Hugh Hewitt]], [http://www.townhall.com/TalkRadio/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=5&ContentGuid=ea249b07-00c5-413f-b4c1-9f818c6697b0 "Pete Hegseth,"] ''Radio Blogger''/''Townhall.com'', July 16, 2007.
