{"id":2227,"date":"2012-03-07T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=2227"},"modified":"2012-03-01T23:12:13","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T23:12:13","slug":"final-thoughts-from-the-vice-chief-of-staff-of-the-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/03\/final-thoughts-from-the-vice-chief-of-staff-of-the-army.html","title":{"rendered":"Final Thoughts from the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>General Peter Chiarelli retired on January 31st after three and a half years spent as VCSA and nearly forty years of service to our Army.\u00a0 He has done a remarkable job and ‘had an immeasurable impact . . . on the lives of Soldiers, Army Civilians and Family members around the world.\u00a0 He is a true Patriot, a great American and undoubtedly one of our Army\u2019s very best.’<\/p>\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a> for his farewell speech.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Army Live<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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