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Backlash After U.S. Army’s Top Sergeant Major Highlighted ‘Diversity,’ ‘Women’s Equality’ On Morning Of Terrorist Attack

Hank Berrien
Backlash After U.S. Army’s Top Sergeant Major Highlighted ‘Diversity,’ ‘Women’s Equality’ On Morning Of Terrorist Attack
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On Thursday morning, only hours before the terrorist attack on Kabul Airport was widely reported across the world, the U.S. Army’s top sergeant major, who reportedly is the most senior enlisted member and advises enlistment efforts, tweeted a tribute to Women’s Equality Day and diversity in the army, prompting harsh criticism in the wake of the terrorist attack.

Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston tweeted:

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