U.S. Department of War
05/17/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/18/2026 18:01
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Travels to Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will travel to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, tomorrow to preside over a ceremony to award Purple Hearts to 101st Airborne Division Soldiers wounded during a 2003 grenade attack in Kuwait and to administer the oath of enlistment to 190 re-enlistees.
Events will be livestreamed on War.gov, X, Facebook and YouTube.
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