The Army understands that a retired sergeant major made a complaint against the current Sergeant Major of the Army for sexual assault and harassment.

He'll never be here for me to grow old with. He was my life. He was my love. He was my heart and soul. Never did I think that at the age of 31 I'd be a widow.

He was a typical little brother — he liked to fight a lot. He liked to do stupid things, run around and have fun.

Page after page of (allegations of) misconduct by the Army investigators, but because it didn't directly deal with racism, it wasn't investigated.

We owe the American people and our soldiers a complete product, not a rushed product.

The Army will follow normal investigative procedures to pursue all leads in a thorough but timely manner, following the rules designed to protect the victim and the accused.

There was a lot of guilt and a lot of what-ifs. Then you think of (his) family. Then realism hit: Holy shit, what's my family going to do (if I die)?

He believed in his soldiers, and, in the true spirit of his profession, gave his life protecting his men. He was a true hero.