Are there official military records or dd214 excerpts showing pete hegseth's decorations?

1. Military résumé the public record accepts

Public, authoritative bios say Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard after graduating Princeton, rose to major, and had deployments to Guantánamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan ^{[2] [1]}. Britannica recounts his service record and three deployments and notes he rose to the rank of major ^[1]. The Defense Department biography repeats the commissioning and National Guard service details ^[2].

2. Awards and decorations reported in multiple profiles

Several profiles and early biographical materials attribute combat awards to Hegseth — commonly two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantryman’s Badge — and describe him as a combat veteran ^{[3] [4]}. Those claims appear in longstanding bios and veteran advocacy profiles that have circulated as part of his public résumé ^{[3] [5]}.

3. What the sources do and do not show about official records

None of the search results supplied include an official Department of Defense release of his DD Form 214, a scanned DD214 excerpt, or direct publication of Hegseth’s personnel file. The Defense Department biography is an official public bio, but it is not a DD214 or personnel-record excerpt; available sources do not mention a published DD214 ^[2]. Independent sites that restate awards (blogs, advocacy pages) are secondary and do not substitute for primary DD214 documentation ^{[5] [4]}.

4. Where the reported awards likely originate and why that matters

Biographical claims about deployments and decorations typically trace to service records summarized in official bios and to prior interviews or campaign/advocacy materials; for Hegseth those summaries appear in Defense Department and mainstream encyclopedia entries ^{[2] [1]}. Secondary sites that list specific medals (two Bronze Stars, Combat Infantryman’s Badge) repeat the same claims but do not cite a scanned DD214 or military personnel release ^{[3] [4]}. That means the public reporting is consistent but not the same as a verified DD214 excerpt.

5. Conflicting portrayals and the incentives to amplify the record

Some outlets and commentators use Hegseth’s military service to bolster his credentials for public office; others scrutinize and sometimes challenge aspects of public military résumés in political debate. Advocacy pages and campaign-style bios have an incentive to emphasize combat awards and deployments ^{[6] [4]}. Conversely, critical outlets focus on behavior or decisions in office rather than disputing the existence of awards; current investigative reporting about later actions (e.g., strike decisions) is separate from his service-record documentation ^{[7] [8]}.

6. How one would verify decorations formally

The only reliable primary-source verification of individual decorations is release of official military personnel records (such as a DD214 or other service record) authorized by the veteran or obtained via Freedom of Information Act requests where permitted. The Defense Department biography and mainstream encyclopedias are authoritative summaries but are not primary DD214 excerpts; available sources do not show a publicly released DD214 for Hegseth ^{[2] [1]}.

7. Bottom line and recommended next steps for a reader seeking proof

Public authoritative bios and multiple profiles consistently report Hegseth’s National Guard commission, deployments, and combat awards ^{[2] [1] [3]}. If you want a primary-source DD214 excerpt, available sources do not show one; the next steps are contacting Hegseth’s office for permission to publish his DD214, or filing a records request through official channels if applicable — neither action is reflected in the current reporting (not found in current reporting).