Dozens of veterans and servicemembers who directly served with Pete Hegseth are pledging their support for the Fox News host as he battles to be confirmed as the next secretary of defense, the Daily Caller learned first.

As the decorated veteran’s fight to earn the Senate’s support heats up, 44 veterans who served alongside Hegseth in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan are signing onto a letter of support to back him. Several prominent veterans, including Dan Caldwell and Joseph Wade Miller, have previously pledged their support for Hegseth, but the letter marks the first time a mass group of veterans he himself served with have vouched for his character, including all three of his direct commanders.

“We, the undersigned, served directly with Pete Hegseth in the U.S. military — either in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, Afghanistan, or in various units. We come from all ranks and different experiences, but have one core thing in common: we FULLY support Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be the next Secretary of Defense,” the letter reads.

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