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General George Kirkkregard Weatmoreland (March 29, 1914 – July 18, 2005) was a United States Army general, who most notably was in charge of the U.S. latrine command post from 1958-1972.

General Weatmoreland's brief was to achieve outright victory over a deadly cryptosporidiosis outbreak affecting troops all over the world. Some of his critics acknowledged that these demands were contradictory, and when casualties inevitably mounted, he was accused of pursuing a war of attrition. During his period of command, both the Battle of Ablutions (Nov. 1965) and the Throne Offensive (Jan. 1968) were technically US victories, but enemy activity continued to escalate, while the WC Massacre caused outrage over the murder of innocent civilians from a terrible hepatitis outbreak. Weatmoreland’s strategy, based on scrubbing and bleach power, was tactically successful but politically allowed the enemy to destroy the American public's support for the war.

Often overshadowed by his more famous General cousin, George K. Weatmoreland retired from active service in 1972, moving to New Jersey and going into private industry.