"The Purge" Continues: Military Edition

10/01/13

Two Marine generals fired in wake of brazen Taliban attack on Camp Bastion

In a rare move, two Marine generals -- Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, left, and Maj. Gen. Gregg A. Sturdevant -- were forced into retirement Sept. 30, 2013, after Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos concluded they should be held to account for failing to secure a base in Afghanistan against a Taliban attack that killed two Marines in 2012.
GURGANUS PHOTO BY SABAH ARAR/AP; STURDEVANT PHOTO BY ISAAC LAMBERTH/COURTESY U.S. MARINE CORPS

In a rare move, two Marine generals -- Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, left, and Maj. Gen. Gregg A. Sturdevant -- were forced into retirement Sept. 30, 2013, after Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos concluded they should be held to account for failing to secure a base in Afghanistan against a Taliban attack that killed two Marines in 2012.

GURGANUS PHOTO BY SABAH ARAR/AP; STURDEVANT PHOTO BY ISAAC LAMBERTH/COURTESY U.S. MARINE CORPS

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