Walter Reed general fired

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The Army fired the commanding general of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Thursday following charges that the world-class Washington facility failed to properly care for wounded soldiewrs.

Army Secretary Francis Harvey informed Maj. Gen. George W. Weightman that the Army had “lost trust and confidence” in the two-star general’s “leadership abilities,” according to an Army release.

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