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Affair gets general sacked and divorced on same day
From Tom Baldwin
Distinguished military career is ruined after senior officers take moral high ground


The US Army is keen to instil a sense of morality in its recruits after two years of bad publicity, notably over the treatment of Iraqi prisoners in the Middle East. The sacking of General Kevin Byrnes is thought to be designed to set an example.

A FOUR-STAR US Army general accused of sexual misconduct has been dismissed in an apparent attempt to reaffirm the American military’s high moral standards.

The decision to relieve General Kevin P. Byrnes of his duties in charge of the Army’s recruitment and training for such a reason is thought to be without recent precedent for such a senior officer.

General Byrnes, 55, had previously had an unblemished military record. It included service in Vietnam and commanding international forces in Bosnia. He had been due to retire in November after a 36-year army career.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-1730311,00.html