What is James Peake?
{{redlinks|date=May 2013}} {{Infobox US Cabinet official |name = James Benjamin Peake |image = PeakeJames.jpg |imagesize = 200px |smallimage = |caption = |order = 6th [[United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs]] |term_start = December 20, 2007 |term_end = January 20, 2009 |vicepresident = |viceprimeminister = |deputy = |president = [[George W. Bush]] |primeminister = |predecessor = [[Jim Nicholson (U.S. politician)|Jim Nicholson]] |successor = [[Eric Shinseki]] |birth_date = [[June 18]], [[1944]] |birth_place = [[Saint Louis, Missouri]] |death_date = |death_place = |constituency = |party = |spouse = |alma_mater =[[United States Military Academy]]<br/>[[Weill Cornell Medical College]] ([[Cornell University]])<br/>[[United States Army War College]] |profession = [[Soldier]], [[Physician]] |religion = |signature = |branch=[[United States Army]] |rank=[[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] |unit=[[United States Army Medical Corps|Medical Corps]] |battles=[[Vietnam War]] |awards=[[Distinguished Service Medal (United States)|Distinguished Service Medal]]<br/>[[Silver Star]]<br/>[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]<br/>[[Legion of Merit]]<br/>[[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]]<br/>[[Purple Heart]]<br/>[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]]<br/>[[Air Medal]]<br/>[[Joint Services Commendation Medal]]<br/>[[Army Commendation Medal]]<br/>[[Humanitarian Service Medal]]<br/>[[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]]<br/>[[Combat Infantryman Badge]]<br/>[[Meritorious Unit Award|Navy Meritorious Unit Award]]<br/>[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]]<br/>[[Senior Parachutist Badge]]<br/>[[Pathfinder Badge]]<br/>[[Combat Medic Badge]]<br/>[[Army Staff Identification Badge]] |footnotes = }} '''James Benjamin Peake''