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WATCH LIVE: Hegseth speaks at Joint Base Lindsey Graham renaming ceremony
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Outlets covering this story: The Daily Beast, PBS NewsHour, Washington Examiner, Just the News.
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Washington ExaminerCAug 10, 4:19 PM
WATCH LIVE: Hegseth speaks at Joint Base Lindsey Graham renaming ceremony
War Secretary Pete Hegseth is speaking at the newly named Joint Base Lindsey Graham in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday. The U.S. military base is being renamed in honor of the late Republican se
Just the NewsCAug 10, 12:00 AM
Hegseth, Bessent attend renaming of Air Force base to honor Lindsey Graham
Graham died unexpectedly last month and was replaced by his sister, Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C.
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