This editorial will appear in Thursday’s print edition.
The way Madigan Army Medical Center treated Oregon’s 41st National Guard Brigade last year was unacceptable, the Army admits, and changes have been made to address the problem.
It just won’t say what those changes are. According to the Army, that information – as well as details about the investigation – are classified.
Talk about unacceptable.
It’s understandable that privacy issues might be involved, but that can be handled by redacting names. Government entities do that all the time. Another reason the Army gives for keeping the information secret is that it …