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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
News Release No. 1184-04
IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2004


Acting Secretary of the Army Resigns

Acting Secretary of the Army Les Brownlee submitted his resignation today effective December 3, 2004. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld expressed his appreciation to Secretary Brownlee for his long and dedicated service to the country.

“Secretary Brownlee has led the Army with distinction while this nation has been at war,” said Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. “He will have completed more than four decades of service to our country. I appreciate his service and wish him all the best.”

Mr. Brownlee served as the Under Secretary of the Army from November 2001 to May 2003, at which time he also assumed the duties as the Acting Secretary of the Army.

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/...1117-1552.html

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FYI, Les Brownlee served two combat tours in Vietnam as an Army infantryman and won 2 Silver Stars and 3 Bronze Stars.
Let's see what who the Bush Administration replaces him with....

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"When I'm in command, every mission is a suicide mission!" -Capt. Zapp Branigan
The United Church of the Latter Day Tangential Tarts

And the new Secretary of the Army is.... Francis Harvey!


Here is another article...
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/nation...In%20Secretary



Huh, so the new Secretary of the Army is a defense contractor executive.
I'm sure he'll do a fine job.

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"When I'm in command, every mission is a suicide mission!" -Capt. Zapp Branigan
The United Church of the Latter Day Tangential Tarts

...a tangled Web we weave.

Very interesting. Our Government has now turned into a true Corporate player.

where do you expect the secretary of the army to come from, a flower shop?

Personally, I expect someone who has lived the warrior culture.

I have nothing against pencilneck beanpushers since counting beans is a good skill to have in the managerial level. There are plenty of former soldiers that now have the beancounting skill... however this Harvey has never been a soldier. How can he properly relate to the kids in uniform when he has never been one himself?

Here is an example of how the former Secretary of the Army was able to relate to the soldiers:


Can Harvey relate in kind? I doubt it.. it's probably all numbers and profit to him.

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The United Church of the Latter Day Tangential Tarts

Nope, apparently Harvey could not relate to the sacrifices our troops have to make.


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Army Secretary Resigns in Wake of Walter Reed Outpatient-Care Shortfalls
By Kathleen T. Rhem
American Forces Press Service


WASHINGTON, March 2, 2007 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced this afternoon that he has accepted the resignation of Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey in light of allegations of shortfalls in care of outpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here.
Published reports in February shed light on shortcomings in outpatient care for troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Army officials announced yesterday that the hospital commander, Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman, had been relieved of duty.

In announcing that Harvey had resigned, Gates expressed disappointment that Army leaders were not taking the situation seriously enough. “I am disappointed that some in the Army have not adequately appreciated the seriousness of the situation pertaining to outpatient care at Walter Reed,” he said in a brief statement at the Pentagon. “Some have shown too much defensiveness and have not shown enough focus on digging into and addressing the problems.”

He also said he is concerned that some Army leaders hadn’t communicated well enough that caring for wounded troops is their top priority. “Addressing (troops’ and their families’) concerns about the quality of their outpatient experience is critically important,” Gates said. “Our wounded soldiers and their families have sacrificed much, and they deserve the best we can offer.” In contrast to his criticism of Army leaders, Gates praised the medical staff at Walter Reed for “their professionalism and dedication to providing caring treatment.”

“From what I have learned, the problems at Walter Reed appear to be problems of leadership,” he said “The Walter Reed doctors, nurses and other staff are among the best and the most caring in the world. They deserve our continued deepest thanks and strongest support.”

Harvey had been secretary of the Army since Nov. 19, 2004. Gates announced that Undersecretary of the Army Pete Geren will serve as acting secretary until a new secretary is in place. Geren served as acting secretary of the Air Force from July to November 2005.

Army officials announced after Gates' news conference that Maj. Gen. Eric R. Schoomaker will be the new commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and North Atlantic Regional Medical Command. Schoomaker currently is the commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick, Md.

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/news...e.aspx?id=3248
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Hopefully a better man for the job this time around.

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I have only one question.

Do you think this (the whole thing on all levels) a new problem?

Obviously not a new problem since the Bush admin selected Harvey back in 2004.. someone who was not fit for the job as has been pointed out back then.

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Kudos to the Washington Post on this one, for reporting in some depth the conditions. The question is why does it take the American public being informed of these things for the government to take action? Abu Grahib wasn't an issue until it became public, for instance. In this case, if administration officials bothered to visit wounded troops on a regular basis near their home, they'd be able to see for themselves the sub-standard conditions.

I guess the Washington Post is aiding al Qaeda by reporting on this.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021701172.html

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I asked if you thought this entire "scandal" was a new thing on all levels..and you reply with....


LOL

1994 1984 1974 1964 1954 1944 1934 1924 1914... 1909

Take your pick.

Tell your Democrat representatives running around flapping thier lips to shove their sudden intertest/caring for the troops blame it on Bush BS up their butts.

Nobody gives a (*)(*)(*)(*) Ted they care atm for poltical reason..Democrats see a scandal they can milk to get attention off their failure to casue the USA to run home and surrender.

..and every Far Lefty that claims NEOCONS don' care can shove it up their butts as well. Beasue if their one crowd that sure as hell doesn't give a (*)(*)(*)(*) about US soldiers except to use them its that one.


Whats mssing here is one of these Generals during one of the hearings standing up slamming hs fist on the table and telling all those self righteous pricks in the house and senate that for decades they have been told these things....follwoed by enough beeps that the censor machine breaks ending with a good full middle finger and him stomping out on them.

Maybe that will still happen.
Both parties and eveyrone else ever involed with that hospital or ANY military/VA hospital who plays politics with this is a horses posterior.