{"id":58069,"date":"2015-02-05T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=58069"},"modified":"2015-02-05T08:50:54","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T13:50:54","slug":"captain-mathew-l-golsteyns-silver-star-revoked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=58069","title":{"rendered":"Captain Mathew L. Golsteyn’s Silver Star revoked"},"content":{"rendered":"

Captain Mathew L. Golsteyn was awarded a Silver Star for his valorous actions in Afghanistan against Taliban insurgents that raked his team with fire while their vehicles were mired. In fact his actions were so valorous that he was being considered for an upgrade to the Distinguished Service Cross until this happened, according to the Washington Post<\/a>;<\/p>\n

In a rare reversal, however, Golsteyn, now a major, no longer has either award. The Special Forces officer and graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., was later investigated for an undisclosed violation of the military\u2019s rules of engagement in combat for killing a known enemy fighter and bomb maker, according to officials familiar with the case. The investigation closed last year without Golsteyn\u2019s being charged with a crime, but Army Secretary John M. McHugh decided not only to deny Golsteyn the Distinguished Service Cross, but also to revoke his Silver Star.<\/p>\n

McHugh cited a provision in Army regulations that if facts become known that would have prevented the awarding of a medal, the award can be revoked. The Silver Star was approved by a top commander in Afghanistan \u2014 Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, then the three-star deputy commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan \u2013 according to Golsteyn\u2019s lawyer, Phil Stackhouse.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Because of the nature of the captain’s work in Afghanistan, we’ll probably never know the reason why the Army arrived at this decision to revoke his awards. But there it is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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