Holy crap! Like, in the immediate past tense, or a while back?

Needless to say the command is pretty broken up about the whole thing. I can't say we were pals, guys like me rarely are pals with generals..

But I did brief the guy, and remember him for his good humor, courtesy, and kindness. He had style, wit and candor.

Those heartless fuckers... Damn them to hell.

I can imagine that something like that would be very hard on a command. He sounds like a pretty all right chap. A General with a Purple Heart probably remembers what it's like in the dirt.

Oh, scrolling up. He was my boss at the two layers up level, and was called from his command early to shift over to the Pentagon. Great guy, everyone liked him. He new how to keep people energized.

*knew

I'm really sorry for your loss. I have worked in some pretty hairy places, but I just can't imagine that.

Oh, I could mention a few hairy stories.

Sympathies, Hotspur ...

So sorry to hear that. Much sympathy.