Marine general closes career defending the organization carrying out the war on drugs
Dan Lamothe | The Washington Post
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly stepped down as the chief of U.S. Southern Command on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016.
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U.S. Marine Gen. John Kelly stepped down as the chief of U.S. Southern Command on Thursday, marking the end of a 45-year career that included commanding Marines during the invasion of Iraq, overseeing the military’s controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and becoming a high-profile Gold Star parent after his son was killed in Afghanistan in 2010.
