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McChrystal Announces His Retirement

June 29 2010

USA

Gen. Stanley McChrystal has announced that he will retire from the Army, United Press International reports.

The former commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan informed the Army of his decision on Monday, a military spokesman said. No date was set, and formal retirement papers have not yet been submitted.

President Obama removed McChrystal from his post last week after a magazine article featured the general and his staff making disparaging remarks about top...

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