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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 193-04
March 18, 2004

General Officer Announcements

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

MAJOR GENERAL

Army Brig. Gen. George W. Weightman for appointment to the rank of major general, Army Medical Department. Weightman is currently serving as commanding general, 44th Medical Command/corps surgeon, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N. C.

BRIGADIER GENERAL

Army Col. Carla G. Hawley-Bowland for appointment to the rank of brigadier general, Army Medical Department. Hawley-Bowland is currently serving as chief, Consultants Branch, U.S. Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.