Friday, March 02, 2007

Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey Hands In His Resignation

DoD photo by Cherie Thurlby
About above photo: ARMY SECRETARY RESIGNS
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announces to reporters in the Pentagon briefing room that he has accepted the resignation of Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey on March 2, 2007. Gates told reporters that later today, the Army will name a new permanent commander for the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Gates also announced that Under Secretary of the Army Pete Geren will be Acting Secretary until a replacement for Harvey is confirmed.
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(Right) File photo of Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey by DOD
Fox News has this take on the story... The scandal over conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center claimed its second victim Friday when Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey handed in his resignation to his boss, Defense Secretary Robert Gates... "The problems at Walter Reed appear to be problems of leadership," Gates told reporters at the Pentagon during an unscheduled appearance...
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