Ben Meiselas

Yet another four-star general has announced his sudden and shocking resignation effective early July.

Four-star general Chris Donahue, who serves as the army commander in Europe,

And Africa has announced that he will relinquish command on July 2nd.

This as Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have worked to destroy the reputation and capabilities of the United States military.

General Chris Donahue was a beloved four-star general.

He was a beloved commander known for rising up the ranks and earning the respect of everyone.

And he will now be forced out by Donald Trump and Hegseth

At the same time, Donald Trump and Hegseth have done generational damage to the United States military.

I want to talk briefly about General Donoghue.

He was also known as the last soldier to leave Afghanistan.

Remember that night vision photo of the soldier leaving the Ahmed Karzai Airport?

Yeah, that was General Donoghue, the first to arrive, the last to leave.

Let's talk a little bit about his background.

This is how the Atlantic described it.

His abrupt departure after 18 months is another sign of the mass upheaval within the United States military.

He was widely seen as one of the Army's rising stars, a legendary Delta Force leader who was considered a top candidate for Army Chief of Staff,

or even chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, having distinguished himself in wars for the past two decades.

But Hegseth sought to oust anyone who didn't fit his idea of what it means to be a Trump and Hegseth

sycophant, aka a loser, a career ranger and special operations commander.

Donoghue served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria, climbing through the ranks during two decades of counterterrorism wars.