He was denied desperately-needed medical care, legal counsel, and even basic necessities like food and hygiene. He was arrested from a TBI (traumatic brain injury) treatment clinic and thrown in jail with a prison population of convicted sex offenders for eight months before his trial. By Marty Graham 4 Min Read 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.

And Eddie had not only dodged nearly every criminal charge, he had walked. During a raid, Eddie and Andrea’s kids were taken out at gunpoint from their home and dragged into the street in their underwear. Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy Seals David Philipps. The magnitude and terror of the ordeal that Eddie and his family went through will never leave them.

He was finally free – proven innocent – but came dangerously close to being crushed by a military justice system corrupted by political correctness, careerism, and incompetence. Only after a national outcry, a grassroots campaign led by his family, and an intense legal battle was Eddie found not guilty. Nearly eight months of pre-trial confinement - being locked in prison before your court date - followed. Gallagher then posed with the dead teenager, holding him up by his hair.Then, on Septemhe was arrested and unjustly charged with war crimes. Gallagher was charged with several crimes, including murder, after fellow SEALs accused him of stabbing to death a young ISIS fighter who his platoon had captured and medically stabilized. 'It's political, when shooting civilians and executing prisoners shouldn't be.' 'When you look at politicians getting involved in military justice - whether it's a congressman from San Diego or the president - with their involvement, it isn't justice,' the SEAL, who was granted anonymity because he feared for his safety, said in a Tuesday interview with The San Diego Union-Tribune. Duncan Hunter, for intervening in the case. One SEAL who testified against Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher during his trial criticized Trump and other politicians, including Republican Rep. President Donald Trump's interventions in the military justice system to protect service members from war-crimes charges has upset many service members as well as Pentagon leadership. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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