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U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Jeffrey Killian, left, Rear Admiral Steve Barnett, David Kless of the Defense Logistics Agency, Rear Admiral John Wade and Amy Miller of the EPA listened as Earl Stevens Britos voiced his concerns on Wednesday.
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The recent Navy town hall on Red Hill was a horror show (“Residents critical of Red Hill agreement,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 19). Upon arrival, a showy assemblage of police made the Navy look chicken. Inside, dozens of uniforms and assorted attorneys were on hand, but not a single expert who could answer what was on the audience’s mind.
A tableful of admirals and the Environmental Protection Agency representative were genuinely sincere and damnably shallow. They wallow in purely internal logic.
The country is not in good hands. It’s clear why our efficiently destructive military should be overseen by civilians, but that was not in operation that night. The people need to grasp and reform this situation.
Charley Ice
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