Shinseki gained attention when he testified that many more troops were needed to pacify Iraq. His statements drew anger from administration officials and Shinseki retired a few months later.
Obama is expected to formally annouce the nomination of the highly-decorated Vietnam War veteran on Sunday -- Pearl Harbor Day. Shinseki is a Japanese-American from Hawai'i and is Obama's first Asian or Pacific Islander selected for a Cabinet position.
This Feb. 25, 2003 file photo shows Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, then Chief of Staff of the United States Army, attends the Senate Armed Services committee hearing regarding the Defense Authorization Request for 2004 on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has selected retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki to be VA secretary according to Democratic officials, Saturday Dec. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Then U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Eric Shinseki reviews the guard of honour in New Delhi February 3, 2003. President-elect Barack Obama has selected Shinseki to be the next secretary of veterans affairs, Democratic sources said. REUTERS/B MathurObama takes Shinseki for Cabinet, sources say
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama will nominate retired Gen. Eric Shinseki to be secretary of Veterans Affairs, two Democratic sources said Saturday.
Obama picks general to lead veterans affairsReuters
Dem officials: Shinseki to be named VA secretaryThe Associated Press
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