It's a problem SEALs may have helped create. WALSH: Strawser says he's concerned about the impact of a Navy SEAL not only openly challenging military leadership but almost embracing a warped image of what SEALs represent. You have this guy who his own peers within the SEAL community accused him of war crimes. Bradley Strawser teaches ethics to SEALs and other special operators at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.īRADLEY STRAWSER: It's gross. In a controversial and at times chaotic trial, Gallagher was convicted of a single war crimes charge last July. Along with the video, Gallagher posted the names and photos of members of his platoon who testified against him at his trial. STEVE WALSH, BYLINE: That's retired Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher speaking in a recent video posted online. Reporter Steve Walsh KPBS in San Diego sent us this story.ĮDDIE GALLAGHER: For those who have and continue to slander my name, the truth is coming. This comes as a report from Special Operations Command points to other issues deep within this secretive culture. There are concerns that Gallagher, a convicted war criminal, is damaging efforts to reform the culture of the once-quiet professionals. President Trump often points to retired Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher as the epitome of a SEAL, but to some in the tightknit SEAL community, Gallagher is the exact opposite.
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