Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. He doesn’t hold back when explaining how and why several malcontents in his SEAL platoon conspired to frame him for war crimes. Gallagher, a 15-year SEAL, was found not guilty of murdering an Islamic State (ISIS) fighter in 2017 but was convicted of posing with the dead prisoner's corpse. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! In 2014, he was named a Pulitzer finalist for local reporting on a project he co-wrote about witness problems in gang criminal cases. 105.1k Followers, 374 Following, 4,345 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from SOC (Ret) SEAL Eddie Gallagher (@eddie_gallagher) Eddie and Andrea are now dedicated to telling the true story of what happened to Eddie while ensuring other warfighters aren’t similarly treated as disposable pawns: They have started a non-profit organization called the Pipe Hitter Foundation.
Neither are true. Eddie Gallagher was convicted of posing with the dead body of a teenage Isis captive he had just killed with a hunting knife. Market data provided by Factset. Gallagher, 40, was acquitted of murder and nearly all related charges in a court martial trial last year. A retired Navy SEAL acquitted of nearly all charges in a high-profile war crimes case brought on by testimony from his platoon mates released a video identifying some of those same men, calling them cowards and hinting that more information is coming. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Gallagher provides audio commentary over some of the video footage, saying that even though he was acquitted of the charges, “there are those to this day who do not accept that fact.”, Get the military's most comprehensive news and information every morning. Even after a jury of his peers found him innocent of murdering an ISIS fighter, there still exists a perception that Chief Gallagher got away with murder and was pardoned by President Trump. Trial Counsel for Chief Gallagher, “Eddie Gallagher was an American soldier who was willing to risk his life in defense of freedom and is now fighting a military establishment willing to take the freedom that he fought to preserve.”. Market data provided by Factset. Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane reacts to the handling of the Eddie Gallagher case in Washington. "They vowed, having lived through the terror of his case and escaping injustice, they would commit themselves to helping others in similar situations and fight to reform a broken system. On September 11, 2018, Chief (SEAL) Eddie Gallagher was suddenly arrested at the medical facility where he was receiving treatment for traumatic brain injuries. --United States Congressman Ralph Norman, 5th District, S.C. “I have served with Eddie Gallagher since his first days in the SEAL Teams and this man embodies the meaning of “warrior.” This nation is fortunate to have such men in its ranks.”, “I saw in Eddie a warrior’s loyalty to the real brotherhood of special operators, and he wasn’t afraid to take down a corrupt system to protect them.”, --Bernard Kerik, Police Commissioner, City of New York (retired), “Eddie’s story is a cautionary tale that needs to be heard and that should serve as a warning to all who naively assume the freedom of our republic is guaranteed, because it isn’t. You can find him on Twitter at, Trump defends intervention in Navy SEAL case that led to removal of Navy secretary, Temple University students fall four floors while taking selfie at off-campus rooftop party: report, UC Berkeley student from North Carolina goes missing not far from Golden Gate Bridge, NYPD investigates third subway slashing incident in a week, California wildfire surpasses 1 million acres as August Complex dubbed 'megafire'. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. The charges were lodged and prosecution depended heavily on statements made against Gallagher by platoon mates who deployed with him to Iraq to fight ISIS in 2017.
He’s Accused of Stabbing a Prisoner to Death & Shooting at Civilians While Serving in Iraq. He also accused the prosecutors of acting illegally and unethically. "We exposed the corruption of NCIS [Navy Criminal Investigative Service], the systemic weak senior leadership in NSW [Naval Special Warfare Command] and the illegal actions conducted by the prosecutors," he told Fox News.
All rights reserved. For almost 20 years, he did both (15 of those years in the SEAL Teams), earning a stellar reputation along the way. He exposes a corrupt military justice system that denied him his rights at every turn. In a statement to the paper, Naval Special Warfare Command spokeswoman Capt. By giving us your email, you are opting in to the Early Bird Brief. Sign up for the Early Bird Brief - a daily roundup of military and defense news stories from around the globe. The foundation's main goals are to establish legal defense funds and improve communication between civilian communities, and America's men and women in uniform. Eddie deployed 8 times, including to war zones in Africa, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
All he wanted to do was fight for his country and become a United States Navy SEAL. It’s one that must be fought for and I’m forever thankful that a man of Eddie’s incredible caliber didn’t get railroaded into the ground by a corrupt element of our system.”, --Mike Ritland (Host of Mike Drop Podcast). Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher's journey has been a harrowing one. Two Army soldiers also are poised to benefit from the president's apparent intervention in their court-martial cases. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Following his acquittal, Gallagher sued his former attorneys for allegedly delaying his case to run up his legal bills.
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