ARMY SECRETARY RESIGNS Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announces to reporters that he has accepted the resignation of Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey on March 2, 2007. Army officials announced that Maj. Gen. Eric R. Schoomaker will be the new commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Gates also announced that Under Secretary of the Army Pete Geren will be Acting Secretary until a replacement for Harvey is confirmed. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.02 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 443738-C-IRC80-714.jpg Photo Gallery