{"id":122944,"date":"2022-02-15T14:06:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T19:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=122944"},"modified":"2022-02-15T14:06:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T19:06:28","slug":"col-ret-owen-ray-may-lose-his-sf-tab-and-green-beret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=122944","title":{"rendered":"Col (ret) Owen Ray may lose his SF tab and Green Beret"},"content":{"rendered":"
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COL Owen Ray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s been a little while since we talked about Green Beret Colonel Owen Ray<\/a> (USA, ret.). At the time he first came to news it was because he allegedly held his family hostage at gunpoint, threatened them, then engaged in an armed standoff with local police. Since then, while he’s facing trial on those charges, it seems he’s been allowed to quietly retire honorably with his full rank.<\/p>\n

There are those within the SF community that take issue with a perceived lightness in Colonel Ray’s military punishments. They are seeking to have his coveted Special Forces tab and beret revoked for failing to live up to the code of honor expected of a quiet professional.<\/p>\n

There’s also some disturbing legal shenanigans going on too.<\/p>\n

Jeff LPH 3 sends in the Army Times piece<\/a> on it;<\/p>\n

A retired Green Beret colonel could lose his Special Forces tab, as his civilian criminal case over kidnapping and domestic violence charges took a turn last week when the former officer\u2019s defense attorney exposed the names, ages and an address for the prosecutor\u2019s children, who are also victims of domestic violence, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

Col. Owen Ray\u2019s attorney also exposed the dates of birth and other identifying information for Ray\u2019s own children, who are victims and witnesses in the ongoing case, through an \u201cunintentional oversight,\u201d the defense acknowledged in court filings.<\/p>\n

Ray, a former 1st Special Forces Group commander, faces trial in Pierce County, Washington, on charges stemming from an hours-long armed police standoff in December 2020. During the standoff, Ray allegedly held his family hostage at gunpoint, put on his boots to stomp his wife\u2019s face and chest in front of their children, and threatened to kill police and himself.<\/p>\n

The Army quietly allowed Ray, who last served as chief of staff of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord-based I Corps, to retire on Sept. 30 with an honorable discharge.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people [in the special operations community] generally aren\u2019t happy with the outcome\u201d of Ray\u2019s military discipline, explained a source directly familiar with the move to revoke Ray\u2019s Special Forces tab and Green Beret. \u201cThe perception is that he got off scot free…whereas a [staff sergeant] in his position would have gotten fried.\u201d<\/p>\n

Special Forces officials \u201cinitiated tab revocation in recent weeks,\u201d the source said. Ray has approximately two weeks to appeal the decision to Maj. Gen. Thomas Drew, the chief of Human Resources Command.<\/p>\n

According to Army awards regulations, the commander of the Special Warfare Center and School can revoke the tab and beret if a soldier \u201chas committed any act or engaged in any conduct inconsistent with the integrity, professionalism, and conduct of a SF Soldier.\u201d The regulation isn\u2019t clear on who initiates that action for a retiree, though.<\/p>\n

According to the source, 1st Special Forces Command created an internal policy in 2021 to initiate tab revocation for domestic violence incidents, sexual assaults and gun crime.<\/p>\n

Ray\u2019s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the retired officer\u2019s Special Forces tab.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More at the source about the “oversight” that lead to the reprehensible doxing of personal information of the prosecutor’s children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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