Steve Gilliard, 1964-2007
It is with tremendous sadness that we must convey
the news that Steve Gilliard, editor and publisher of The News Blog,
passed away June 2, 2007. He was 42.
To those who have come to trust
The News Blog and its insightful, brash and unapologetic editorial
tone, we have Steve to thank from the bottom of our hearts. Steve helped
lead many discussions that mattered to all of us, and he tackled subjects
and interest categories where others feared to tread.
Please keep Steve's friends and family in your
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Steve meant so much to us.
We will miss him terribly.
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Seitan Worshipper: "Army surgeon general forced to retire"

Not looking happy these days
Thanks to Seitan Worshipper for this timely coverage of an important topic - THANKS SW!
In Steve's honor, and continued hopes/wishes/prayers for a speedy, complete recovery.
Another bit o' brass out at Walter Reed [cue Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust"]
This scandal is undoubtedly going to get much worse - and much uglier - before things get better. Let's just hope it results in improved care for the people who have (needlessly) sacrificed the most.
Army surgeon general forced to retire
WASHINGTON - The Army forced its surgeon general, Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, to retire, officials said Monday, the third high-level official to lose his job over poor outpatient treatment of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Kiley, who headed Walter Reed from 2002 to 2004, has been a lightning rod for criticism over conditions at the Army's premier medical facility, including during congressional hearings last week. Soldiers and their families have complained about substandard living conditions and bureaucratic delays at the hospital overwhelmed with wounded from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Kiley submitted his retirement request on Sunday, the Army said in a statement.
"We must move quickly to fill this position — this leader will have a key role in moving the way forward in meeting the needs of our wounded warriors," Acting Secretary of the Army Pete Geren said in an Army statement.
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Kiley's removal underscored how the fallout over Walter Reed's shoddy conditions has yet to subside. Instead, the controversy has mushroomed into questions about how wounded soldiers and veterans are treated throughout the medical systems run by the military and the Department of Veterans Affairs and has become a major preoccupation of a Bush administration already struggling to defend the unpopular war in Iraq.
"I submitted my retirement because I think it is in the best interest of the Army," Kiley said in Monday's Army statement. He said he wanted to allow officials to "focus completely on the way ahead."
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Yeah, guess it's either get out or be subpoenaed.
- posted by Seitan WorshiperLabels: US Army, Walter Reed. hospital
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