navy seal released from war crimes reddit

The possibility of pardons has been controversial within the ranks of active-duty and retired service members because of the belief that such actions could undermine the military justice system. In a statement the Army had said earlier that it would 'review today’s executive actions in order to implement the presidential orders' for Lorance and Golsteyn's pardons, but did not provide a timeline for their release. The My Lai massacre, Abu Ghraib abuses, and current Navy SEAL murder scandals all saw no senior leaders given a whiff of blame The Brereton report, to a large degree, absolves senior command of blame or knowledge that war crimes were being committed. Earlier this week, the Army announced that the start of his case, expected to begin in early December, had been pushed back to February. The presence of so much fuckery is squarely on leadership. SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A Navy SEAL platoon leader court-martialed on war crimes charges was unexpectedly ordered released from base confinement in San Diego on Thursday, 11 days before. Golsteyn has been serving on active duty at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he had been awaiting court proceedings to begin in his case. In the meantime, we are so thankful for the support of family members, friends and supporters from around the nation, and our legal team.' Multiple criminal defense attorneys, senior military commanders in the Navy and several special warfare units told Navy Times that the ongoing war crimes probe isn’t focused solely on Gallagher but includes more than a dozen SEALs who also deployed between 2017 and early 2018 near what then was Islamic State-held Mosul, Iraq.

'With time, I hope to regain my immense pride in having served in our military.

'Thanks to President Trump, we now have a chance to rebuild our family and lives,' he added.

Golsteyn said he 'profoundly grateful' to the president for pardon.

Navy seal released from war crimes reddit