Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. press release, September 11, 1997

MEWS FROM Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. Second Congressional District of Maryland 1407 York Road, Suite 304 Lutherville, Maryland 2 1 093 3 1 5 Cannon Mouse Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Richard Cross September 1 1 , 1 997 202-225-306 1 EHRLICH CRITICIZES ARMY’S DECISION TO REPRIMAND SHADLEY Congressman Bob Ehrlich today labeled the Army’s decision to formally reprimand Major General Shadley for “failing in (his) command responsibility” to exercise proper oversight of the training units in the U. S. Army Ordnance Center and School at Aberdeen Proving Ground as, “classic scapegoating at its worst.” Ehrlich, in whose district Aberdeen Proving Ground is located, called the Army’s decision “purely political,” adding that, “while scapegoating may be convenient nowadays, it is never fair — particularly in the case of a man who has devoted his life and career to the United States Army.” Congressman Ehrlich stated his belief that faulting General Shadley for the sex scandal is unfair, and that the real blame rests with the actual perpetrators of these crimes. Ehrlich noted that the military criminal justice system has and will continue to adjudicate cases of sexual misconduct by individual drill sergeants and other military personnel at APG. The Congressman cited comments made by General William Hartzog, General Shadley’s commanding officer, who has stated publicly his belief that Shadley should be exonerated because he was too far up in the chain of command to have personal knowledge of what was