Ellis: Memo Not Critical of Humvees, Army

By Jen DiMascio / April 28, 2004 at 5:00 AM
The Army four-star who said up-armored humvees in theater are not "providing the solution the Army hoped to achieve" now says that one statement, contained in an internal memo leaked to reporters, is being "misconstrued." U.S. Army Forces Command chief Gen. Larry Ellis issued a statement today, after numerous press reports quoted his March 30 memo to Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker. The two-page memo urged Schoomaker to accelerate the fielding of Stryker vehicles to aid operations in...

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