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Army chief pick shows Rumsfeld's new focus
Washington Times ^ | Wednesday, June 11, 2003 | By Bill Gertz

Posted on 06/10/2003 10:36:41 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:03:43 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has picked a retired Special Forces general as his choice for the next Army chief of staff, defense officials said yesterday.

Mr. Rumsfeld is recommending that President Bush nominate retired Army Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker to replace the outgoing Army chief of staff, Gen. Eric Shinseki.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: billgertz; peterschoomaker; usarmy
Wednesday, June 11, 2003

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