Edward L. Rowny
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"Then how do I get out of it?" I asked.
"Well," he said, "if it will make you feel any better, you can talk to the chief of
staff of the Army."
I went to see the Army chief. The chief, General Abrams, was ill so I saw his
acting chief, Fred Weyand, a close friend and contemporary of mine. He was
sympathetic but said the only way out was to resign from the Army. I asked him
if I could go talk to Senator Jackson. He said, "Go ahead, but I don't think it will
do any good."
I went to see Senator Jackson. "Why are you doing this to me?" I asked. "I
thought you were my friend. Moorer doesn't want me to be his representative on
strategic arms and wants me to continue to be his MBFR representative. And
that's what I want to do. Besides," I said, "you set me back in my career twice
before, first when you reported I was out in front at the Infantry School by teaching
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