Death of Brigadier General James P. Cullen, 72

BG James P. Cullen, USA (Ret)

Brigadier General (Ret) James P. Cullen of the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps died last week. He is mentioned in this editorial in today's New York Times. Excerpt:

A leader of that group [of flag and general officers who publicly opposed the use of torture] was James Cullen, a retired brigadier general who had begun Army life as a private during the Vietnam War. He became a lawyer, serving for many years in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, and later in private practice. In alliance with the human rights group, he and his once-uniformed colleagues lobbied major politicians to support a ban on coercive interrogations. General Cullen died in Scarsdale, N.Y., last week at age 72. His death is a reminder of how former military men and women of conscience and courage can provide helpful support for the civilian leadership — and, if necessary, be a bulwark against the worst instincts that at times grab hold of it.