Quill Lawrence
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246 recordings
4 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 5d ago
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General Donahue is a combat-decorated veteran of U.S.
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wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.
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He served in special forces and led the elite Delta Force.
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To the public, he may be best known from a blurry night vision photograph of him as the last American soldier to depart Afghanistan during the chaotic withdrawal of U.S.
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forces under the Biden administration.
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Some critics on social media have blamed Donahue without evidence for the casualties during that pullout.
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It appears Donahue's departure makes him the latest highly regarded general to be pushed out by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who has blocked dozens of flag officers from promotion.
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In April, Hegseth angered lawmakers from both parties when he fired Army Chief of Staff General Randy George without explanation.
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Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
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He's very highly respected across the military.
He was the only four-star Army job in Europe.
He was only in that job for a year and a half.
And Defense Secretary Hexeth came into office saying that there are far too many flag officers in the military.
He shrunk down the possible four-star job, so promotions that Donahue could get.
But Donahue would have seemed like a competitive candidate for anything up to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
And that's why this is so surprising.
Up First from NPR · Venezuela Earthquakes, Trump Senate Fight, Pentagon Shuffles · 25 Jun 2026
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So, Quill, who is General Chris Donahue?
Yeah, he's a West Point graduate, combat-decorated veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and Syria.
He was a leader in Delta Force, which is an elite group even within special forces groups.
He also commanded the 82nd Airborne.
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