Breaking: Army strips star from general’s rank and forces him to retire after he sent more than 1,000 flirty texts to the wife of a young soldier

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   The Army stripped a star from a general who flirted on social media with the wife of an enlisted man, finding his actions "dissolute and immoral" and forced him to retire, the Army announced Friday. Brig. Gen. Joseph Harrington lost one rank after the Army determined that he had engaged in inappropriate online communication with the woman in more than 1,000 messages. Harrington had been in charge of U.S. Army Africa from a base in Italy when the relationship, first reported by USA TODAY, became known in August. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108