Eric Shinseki, Secretary of the Veterans Administration, sixth from left, joins Gov. Bill Ritter, fifth from left, and a host of local and state officials in breaking ground during a ceremony for a state-of-the-art veterans medical center to be completed by September 2013 in Aurora, Colo. , on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. State and federal officials attended the groundbreaking for the facility, which will serve veterans from throughout the interior West. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Eric Shinseki, Secretary of the Veterans Administration, sixth from left, joins Gov. Bill Ritter, fifth from left, and a host of local and state officials in breaking ground during a ceremony for a state-of-the-art veterans medical center to be completed by September 2013 in Aurora, Colo. , on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. State and federal officials attended the groundbreaking for the facility, which will serve veterans from throughout the interior West.

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  4. WEST POINT, NY - DECEMBER 01: (R-L) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gen. Eric Shinseki, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen and Adm. David Petraeus look on as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in Eisenhower Hall at the United States Military Academy at West Point December 1, 2009 in West Point, New York. President Obama delivered a crucial speech at the renowned military academy, during which he outlined his plan to send tens of thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan over the next six months, before transitioning forces out of the country beginning in 2011.
  5. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, second right, sits with, from right to left: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, and Gen. David Petraeus as they listen to President Barack Obama speak about the war in Afghanistan at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009.
  6. Gen. David Petraeus, left, talks with, from left to right: Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before President Barack Obama speaks about the war in Afghanistan at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009.
  7. Gen. David Petraeus, left, talks with, from left to right: Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before President Barack Obama speaks about the war in Afghanistan at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Vice President Joe Biden (R) speaks while flanked by his wife Dr. Jill Biden and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki (L), during a Veterans Day luncheon at the Naval Observatory on November 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. Vice President Bided hosted a luncheon for veterans and their families in honor of Veterans Day.

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