Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, who was forced to resign as national security adviser after it emerged he misled Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with Russian officials. Wherley , wife , seven others killed in Monday 's crash of two D.C. Metro trains . Wherley was commanding general of D.C. National Guard from 2003 to 2008 . Wherley , a 40-year military veteran , served as the commanding general of the D.C. Guard from 2003 to 2008 . `` He was as fine a public servant ... as anyone '' I 've met , Washington mayor says .
Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, who was forced to resign as national security adviser after it emerged he misled Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with Russian officials. Wherley , wife , seven others killed in Monday 's crash of two D.C. Metro trains . Wherley was commanding general of D.C. National Guard from 2003 to 2008 . `` He was as fine a public servant ... as anyone '' I 've met , Washington mayor says .