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Trump signs full pardons for Army First Lieutenant Clint Lorance and Army Major Mathew Golsteyn, directs promotion of Special Warfare Operator First Class Edward R. Gallagher.<\/strong><\/p>\n President Trump<\/a> has\u00a0granted clemency to two Army<\/a> officers accused or convicted<\/a> of war crimes and restored Navy SEAL<\/a> Eddie Gallagher to the Army 1st\u00a0Lt. Clint Lorance could be released from the military<\/a> prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, as soon as Friday evening, six years after being found guilty of second-degree murder.<\/p>\n Maj. Matt Golsteyn, a former Green Beret,\u00a0will have the\u00a0murder charge against him dropped.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n President Trump<\/a> has\u00a0granted clemency to two Army<\/a> officers accused or convicted<\/a> of war crimes and restored Navy SEAL<\/a> Eddie Gallagher to the rank of chief petty officer after he was docked a pay grade after being\u00a0convicted of posing for a photo with a dead Islamic State<\/a> (ISIS) fighter, the White House announced Friday.<\/p>\n Gallagher, a 15-year SEAL whose case garnered national attention, was found not guilty of murdering an ISIS<\/a>\u00a0fighter in Iraq<\/a> in 2017\u00a0but was\u00a0convicted\u00a0in July of a lesser charge of posing for a photo with the dead ISIS prisoner’s corpse.<\/p>\n His punishment included a reduction in “There are no words to adequately express how grateful my family and I are to our president,\u00a0Donald J. Trump, for his intervention and decision,” Eddie Gallagher said in a public statement Friday night. “We would also like to thank the American people for their unwavering support during this very difficult time for my family and I — we can never thank you enough.”<\/p>\n The entire article may be viewed here: Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"rank<\/del> Rate of Chief Petty Officer after he was docked a pay grade after being convicted of posing for a photo with a dead Islamic State<\/a> (ISIS) fighter, the White House announced Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nArmy 1st\u00a0Lt. Clint Lorance could be released from the military<\/a> prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, as soon as Friday evening, six years after being found guilty of second-degree murder.\u00a0Maj. Matt Golsteyn, a former Green Beret,\u00a0will have the\u00a0murder charge against him dropped.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nLorance was\u00a0six years into serving a 19-year sentence at Fort Leavenworth for ordering his soldiers to open fire and kill three men in Afghanistan<\/a>. Lorence\u2019s supporters say he killed Taliban fighters. Nine members of his unit testified against him, saying the men were innocent.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nrank<\/del> rate\u00a0 from chief petty officer to 1st class petty officer, which would have cost him about $200,000 in retirement funds. His family and defense team were fighting to have his rank restored.<\/p>\n