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Eddie Gallagher enlisted in the US military in 1999 and served for 19 years with eight overseas deployments, including service in both the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. He was trained as a Corpsman, a sniper, and as an explosives expert. During his service, he was decorated for valor several times, including two Bronze Stars. He has received positive evaluations from his superiors within the SEALs and served as an instructor in the SEALs BUD\/S program for recruits. Gallagher goes by the nickname “Blade” with his fellow frogmen.<\/p>\n
He is on trial for the murder of a captured ISIS Jihadist.<\/p>\n
By: KRISTINA WONG<\/strong>
\nProsecutors in the case of Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Eddie Gallagher appear to be hinging a murder charge of a wounded Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighter on a text message sent by Gallagher to a friend, according to Gallagher\u2019s lawyer and local a news report.<\/p>\nIn his opening statement in a San Diego courtroom on Tuesday, Navy prosecutor Lt. Brian John presented a jury of five Marines and two sailors with a photo Gallagher had texted to fellow SEALs showing him holding a knife by a dead ISIS fighter with the message: \u201cGood story behind this one. Got him with my hunting knife.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe stabbed that wounded ISIS fighter to death, and then he celebrated that stabbing,\u201d John said, according to the Associated Press. \u201cHe celebrated that murder.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gallagher\u2019s defense attorney and Navy veteran Tim Parlatore said in his opening statement that Gallagher\u2019s text was an attempt at dark humor, and that the prosecution has no body, autopsy, or any forensic evidence to show a killing happened.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs this photo in poor taste? Probably. Is it evidence of murder? No,\u201d he said. He noted there was no blood on the knife featured in the photo he texted to friends, or on himself, according to a Fox 5 San Diego<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Parlatore said the younger SEALs \u2014 who are due to testify this week \u2014 videotaped and photographed nearly everything while they were overseas, yet somehow missed capturing the alleged murder.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Read the rest of the article here: Breitbart<\/a><\/p>\n
Thanks to Wiki for the background.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"