The man the Army Chief of Staff called “a soldier’s soldier,” Gen. Peter Chiarelli, retired as vice chief of staff yesterday in emotional ceremonies at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. The Defense Department’s top leaders found passion and innovation to admire in the life and career of the revered 61-year-old general who retired after 40 years of service. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Chiarelli always was “honest, he was direct, he called it as it was and he pulled no…
Army ‘Soldier’s Soldier Chiarelli Retires
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