Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, the chief of Naval Operations, was evacuated from his residence at the Navy Yard complex shortly after the first report of shots fired, Navy officials said. Greenert, a four-star admiral and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was safely evacuated to the Pentagon along with his wife, Darleen, said Cmdr. Ryan Perry, a Navy spokesman.Whatever happened to "a Captain goes down with the ship?"
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Washington Post: Chief of Naval Operations Fled Navy Yard
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