Bad times for generals: Pentagon demotes 4-star General Ward

By artappraiser on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 1:40am |

Reuters, Nov. 13, 2012

In more bad news about U.S. generals, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who is in Australia for talks, announced on Wednesday he was demoting a retiring four-star Army general for wasting taxpayer money on extravagant trips and would seek to recoup tens of thousands of dollars from him [...] The investigation into Ward by the Pentagon's Inspector General found numerous examples of wasted taypayer money, including taking his official plane to Bermuda for an overnight refueling stop with his wife [...]

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US official: Panetta demotes former head of Africa Command for lavish travel, spending
Associated Press, Nov 13, 2012

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