Gurganus nominated to receive first star

[thedrifter]

July 12, 2006

Gurganus nominated to receive first star

Times Staff


President Bush has nominated Col. Charles Gurganus for appointment to brigadier general, the Defense Department announced Monday.

Gurganus is currently the operations officer for the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based 2nd Marine Division. He joined the division in November 2003, a division spokesman said.

— Times staff

Ellie

[yellowwing]

Congratulations Sir!

In the same line as General Mattis', "Don't get stuck on stupid!":

An AP article about the armed attacks in Haiti by supporters of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, contains the following:

U.S. Marine Col. Charles Gurganus said gunfire broke out on the northeast corner of the plaza and several people were wounded before Marines spotted two gunmen. When the gunmen tried to attack the Marines, the troops shot and killed one of them, he said, adding that he did not know what happened to the other man.

Asked how he knew the man killed was a gunman, Gurganus said: "He had a gun, and he was shooting at Marines. That's what I call a gunman."