Grisham said the reinstatement of the promotion was “justified,” given Gallagher’s service. Gallagher ultimately was acquitted of the most serious charges against him. One of Gallagher’s lawyers, Timothy Parlatore, said then that the ruling would cost Gallagher up to $200,000 in retirement funds because of his loss of rank from a chief petty officer to a 1st class petty officer. chief of naval operations, denied a request for clemency for Gallagher and upheld a military jury’s sentence that reduced his rank by one step. Gallagher was in line for a promotion before he was prosecuted, but he lost that and was reduced in rank after the conviction. Trump also ordered a promotion for Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Edward Gallagher, the Navy SEAL convicted of posing with a dead Islamic State captive in Iraq in 2017. Lorance has served more than six years of a 19-year sentence at Ft. Clint Lorance, who had been convicted of murder for ordering his soldiers to fire on three unarmed Afghan men in July 2012, killing two. 'We must be protectors and exemplify our values.The second pardon went to 1st Lt. 'We must own it at every level,' Gilday said. Gilday said later in the letter that 'responsibility for ethical and professional behavior must be taken seriously.' That is what sets us apart as a fighting force.' And we must not give anyone cause to question our fundamental values. 2, just a week after Spencer's forced resignation.

'To be clear, we must be men and women of integrity,' he said in the letter to Navy sailors on Dec. When asked for comment on the Times' release of the video recordings and text messages, the Navy referred ABC News to a recent letter from the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Meanwhile, Gallagher was allowed to retire as a Navy SEAL with his Trident pin, a directive issued by the president, Esper said. Spencer was ultimately forced to resign over his handling of the case. However, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that during this time, Navy Secretary Richard Spencer was trying to cut a backroom deal with the White House that would have allowed Gallagher to retire with the Trident.

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