But that day, McCarthy and other Army leaders dubbed Lafayette Square “the Alamo,” the official said, using a name synonymous with a violent defensive stand. Paul Yingling, a retired Army officer who served in Iraq, said McCarthy has not adequately addressed the fallout. Her family said that she was sexually harassed and that Army leaders didn’t move quickly to find her. The implications in the report, McCarthy said, are Army-wide. Army officials granted the family a phone call with McCarthy after a news conference announcing the review’s findings.

Source: Washington Post December 23, 2020 16:51 UTC