Secretary: Keep military slayings in perspective
Army Secretary Pete Geren said Tuesday that the military is working to prevent tragedies like the slayings of two female soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg.
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"I think it's important to keep these tragedies in perspective," Geren said during a visit to a military trade show. "We've got 1.2 (million to) 1.3 million men and women in uniform – extraordinary men and women serving around the world with great distinction – and every so often a tragedy like this strikes, and we do our best to avert it."
Spc. Megan Touma was found dead in a Fayetteville motel room on June 21. A Fort Bragg soldier who fathered her unborn child has been charged with murder.
Second Lt. Holley Wimunc's burned remains were found in Onslow County on July 13, three days after a suspicious fire was reported at her Fayetteville apartment. Her estranged husband, a Camp Lejeune Marine, has been charged with murder.
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