Petraeus Loses a Valuable Aide

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Gunhus will fill in just fine. Erik is a first class Soldier and his experience and character will be a valuable asset to Petraeus and Central Command.
Best of luck to you COL Boylan and congratulations to you Erik you have made us proud!

SC of AL 9:16AM November 12, 2008

The colonel did the right thing...gotta pick your family...you did a great ervice to us...hope the new guy can do half as well as you did. Your words gave us vital info, truthful, honest, and straghtforward. We will miss your calming and informative prose. Best of luck to you always....

a student of CA 12:50AM September 21, 2008

Boylan is right to do what he is doing. He owes his family more than he owes a general. Petraeus needed Boylan more in Baghdad than he will in Florida. Boylan has served us well in foreign deployment. But uprooting the wife and kids from Kansas to Florida? For what? Boylan will do a good job (in a different job) in Kansas. Fine. Good work, Colonel.

of 10:18AM September 13, 2008