Michael Hagee
{{short description|United States Marine Corps general}}
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|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1944|12|1}}
|birth_place= Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
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|allegiance= United States
|branch= United States Marine Corps
|serviceyears= 1968–2007
|rank= General
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|commands= Commandant of the Marine Corps
1st Marine Expeditionary Force
1st Marine Division
1st Marine Division
11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
1st Battalion 8th Marines
|battles= Vietnam War
Gulf War
|awards= Defense Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (3)
Bronze Star Medal
National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal
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Michael William Hagee (born December 1, 1944) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2003 to 2006, succeeding General James L. Jones on January 13, 2003. He stepped down as Commandant two months before the end of his four-year term, and was succeeded by General James T. Conway on November 13, 2006.{{cite news|url=http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=41483|title=Conway becomes Marine Corps Commandant|author=Jeff Schogol|date=November 13, 2006|work=Stars and Stripes|access-date=November 13, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927024749/http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=41483|archive-date=September 27, 2011|df=mdy-all}} On that date, Hagee had his retirement ceremony just prior to the passage of command ceremony.{{cite news|url=http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/DCA668D2E955E8B185257226006F347C?opendocument |title=Hagee retires, Conway appointed 34th commandant|author=Cpl Aaron K. Clark|date=November 13, 2006|work=Marine Corps News|publisher=United States Marine Corps|access-date=November 13, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061115081222/http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/DCA668D2E955E8B185257226006F347C?opendocument |archive-date=November 15, 2006|url-status=dead}} Hagee retired from the Marine Corps on January 1, 2007.{{Cite web |title=Col M W Hagee |url=https://www.11thmeu.marines.mil/Legacy/Former-Commanders/Col-Hagee/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.11thmeu.marines.mil}}
Biography
= Early life and education =
Hagee was born in Hampton, Virginia, on December 1, 1944{{cite book|author=United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services|title=Nominations before the Senate Armed Services Committee, second session, 107th Congress: hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, on nominations of Adm. Thomas B. Fargo, USN; Lt. Gen, Leon J. LaPorte, USA; Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF ... April 26, June 20, July 26, September 27, 2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g8nyUuVz2wAC|date=January 2003|publisher=U.S. G.P.O.|isbn=9780160695216}} and raised in Fredericksburg, Texas.{{cite web |url=https://www.veteransadvantage.com/va/topvet/general-michael-w-hagee |title=General Michael W. Hagee | Veterans Advantage – Military Discounts, Veteran Discounts, Benefits |work=veteransadvantage.com |date=September 17, 2003 |access-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185327/https://www.veteransadvantage.com/va/topvet/general-michael-w-hagee |url-status=dead }} He graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering{{Cite web |title=GENERAL MICHAEL W. HAGEE, USMC (RETIRED) |url=https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/People/Whos-Who-in-Marine-Corps-History/Gagnon-Ingram/General-Michael-W-Hagee/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=www.usmcu.edu}} and was a classmate of Oliver North, Charles Bolden, Jim Webb, and Michael Mullen. He also holds a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College and the United States Naval War College. In 2004, he was honored with the Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award.
= Personal life =
His father, Robert L. Hagee, served as a United States Navy pilot in World War II and, in the summer of 2009, was awarded a plaque at the Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site, now known as the National Museum of the Pacific War (formerly Nimitz Museum) in Fredericksburg, Texas. He and his wife Silke, daughter of the German Air Force brigadier general Werner Boie,{{cite news|title=Silke Hagee helps families cope with deployments|url=http://www.stripes.com/military-life/silke-hagee-helps-families-cope-with-deployments-1.5964|publisher=Stars and Stripes|date=March 4, 2003}} have two children.
Hagee is the President and CEO of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation.{{Cite web |title=Management & Departments |url=https://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/about/management-departments |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=National Museum of the Pacific War |language=en}} He has previously sat on the Board of Advisors for Cobam and Silicon Graphics.{{Cite web |title=Cobham plc - AGM Statement and Trading Update |url=http://otp.investis.com/clients/uk/cobham_plc/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=826&newsid=1003197 |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=otp.investis.com}}
Military career
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| Platoon Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion 9th Marines | 1970 |
| Commanding Officer, Company A and H&S Company, 1st Battalion 1st Marines | 1970–1971 |
| Communications-Electronics Officer, Marine Air Command and Control Squadron 1 | 1971 |
| Assistant Director, Telecommunications School | 1972–1974 |
| Commanding Officer, Waikele-West Loch Guard Company | 1974–1976 |
| Commanding Officer, Pearl Harbor Guard Company | 1976–1977 |
| Training Officer, 3rd Marine Division | 1977–1978 |
| Electrical Engineering Instructor, United States Naval Academy | 1978–1981 |
| Head, Officer Plans Section, Headquarters Marine Corps | 1982–1986 |
| Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, 2nd Marine Division | 1987–1988 |
| Executive Officer, 8th Marine Regiment | 1988 |
| Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion 8th Marines | 1988–1990 |
| Director Humanities and Social Science Division/Marine Corps Representative, United States Naval Academy | 1990–1992 |
| Commanding Officer, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 1992–1993 |
| Liaison Officer to the U.S. Special Envoy to Somalia | 1992–1993 |
| Executive Assistant to the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps | 1993–1994 |
| Director, Character Development Division, United States Naval Academy | 1994–1995 |
| Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense | 1995–1996 |
| Executive Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence | 1995–1996 |
| Deputy Director of Operations, Headquarters, United States European Command | 1996–1998 |
| Commanding General, 1st Marine Division | 1998–1999 |
| Director Strategic Plans and Policy, United States Pacific Command | 1999–2000 |
| Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force | 2000–2002 |
| Commandant of the Marine Corps | 2003–2006 |
Awards and decorations
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|other_device=nv|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Achievement ribbon.svg |width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Combat Action Ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award-3d.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Humanitarian Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion Honneur Commandeur ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=VNCivilActionsRibbon-2.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
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See also
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References
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References
:This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.
- {{cite web|url=http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Hagee_MW.htm|title=General Michael W. Hagee, USMC (Retired)|work=Who's Who in Marine Corps History|publisher=Marine Corps History Division|access-date=October 28, 2009}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.marines.mil/cmc/33cmc.nsf/cmcmain|title=33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps (Official biography)|publisher=United States Marine Corps|access-date=June 6, 2006|archive-date=June 15, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615213201/http://www.marines.mil/cmc/33cmc.nsf/cmcmain}}
- {{cite news|url= http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2132699.php|title= Hagee to step down November 13|first= Christian|last= Lowe|work= Marine Corps Times|date= September 26, 2006|access-date= October 2, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204752/http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2132699.php|archive-date= September 27, 2007|df= mdy-all}}
- {{cite web|url=https://slsp.manpower.usmc.mil/GOSA/Biographies/rptBiography.asp?PERSON_ID=107&PERSON_TYPE=General|title=Official Biography:General Michael W. Hagee – Retired, 33rd Commandant of the Marine Corps|work=Biographies: General Officers & Senior Executives|publisher=Manpower & Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps|access-date=October 28, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304201551/https://slsp.manpower.usmc.mil/GOSA/Biographies/rptBiography.asp?PERSON_ID=107&PERSON_TYPE=General|archive-date=March 4, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
External links
- {{cite web|url= http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,100413,00.html|title= Top Marine's Retirement|author= Elaine M. Grossman|date= June 9, 2006|publisher= m InsideDefense.com|access-date= October 9, 2006|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061114082802/http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,100413,00.html|archive-date= November 14, 2006|df= mdy-all}}
- {{C-SPAN|1002624}}
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