I have to say that so on rules of engagement, Im not going to speak on rules of engagement or anything that overseas. So, the script kept growing and growing and I got it to that 120 pages. And they start to tell the story of this chaotic battle, where the SEALs are on the edge of the city sort of directing things, helping the Iraqi partner forces fight ISIS. We've got these reality shows we'd like you to host." But that day, Edward Gallagher chose to bring his children into the courtroom. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump congratulated Chief Gallagher in a Twitter message and added, Glad I could help!. And in this day and age, that meant that they had done multiple tours on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq. Are we empowering them the way we need to to go defeat our enemies? Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 24 are here. WebMain. Remember, youre there to watch your brothers back. So, I went and signed up and I went home and my roommate said, "Hey, the SEALs do a lot of things in the water and you don't really know how to swim." A number of these guys either damaged their careers or irreparably damaged their reputations. But should that misstep define 50 years of my record for fighting for civil rights, racial justice in this country? Now, what was astounding I didnt know going in is that Chief Gallagher was not at the base that morning. And you have him sending pictures to other SEALs, saying, look at what I just did. And that was really a conscious effort by the defense. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Their star witness was a medic named Corey Scott. They were driving around convertibles and it looked pretty cool, so I went down and talked to them. JC: Yeah. And he looked at Chief Gallagher and said, because hes got a wife and a family. And so he comes up on the stand. Raw results, Feb. 27, 2023:Becky Lynch and Lita capture WWE Womens Tag Team Titles from Damage CTRL with help from Trish Stratus, SmackDown results, Feb. 24, 2023: Jey Uso looks on as Sami Zayn takes out Jimmy Uso, WWE NXT results, Feb. 28, 2023: Carmelo Hayes beats Tyler Bate in showstopping main event, Roman Reigns conquers The Beast to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion on WrestleMania Sunday, Photos: See the latest WWE action figures from Mattel, Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair rivalry history. I ruptured four discs in my back. Great leaders are humble. Then you have even more SEALs who, later that day, witnessed a meeting in which most of this detachment of the platoon confronted their chief and said, what you did was wrong. That was a big thing for me. Five-year-old Beau Wise's big brothers were more Dave Philipps, who covers the military for The Times, on what he learned from the verdict. WebView Jason Hogans profile on LinkedIn, the worlds largest professional community. In a Skype interview conducted by Lita, the WWE Universe learned tonight that competitor Dianna Dahlgren was leaving WWE Tough Enough in part to tend to her friend and employee, Jason Hogan. Edward Gallagher, the SEALs and Why the Trident Pin Matters, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/us/navy-seal-trident-insignia.html. "It doesn't happen overnight," he said. He anticipated a kind of exoneration? So they made up something bigger and bigger until it was a murder charge. Redman said his process would take time; it's not a silver bullet. So, how do you get outside of yourself?". Yeah. And to me, what I quickly learned was there was this really big and kind of existential schism within the SEALs, between a group that calls themselves the pirates these are the rogues, the old-school dudes who really value their skills as war fighters and the other folks, which I think the pirates call the boy scouts, people that see their role as elite commandos is absolutely dependent on transparency and rule of law. WebLieutenant Jason C. Redman, USN (Ret) is a retired naval officer and U.S. Navy SEAL.He is the founder and spokesperson of the nonprofit organization Wounded Wear. Eddie Gallagher did his job, Mr. Kerik said. Most sailors who lose the right to wear the SEAL insignia do so because of poor performance. Upon hitting the ground, Hogan broke three vertebrae and bruised his spinal cord, and he is experiencing paralysis on the left side of his body. As recently as the early 2000s, SEAL candidates had to also complete a six-month probationary period on an operational team. Thats it for The Daily. Im Michael Barbaro. The combat veteran said he's had to sharpen his focus to deal with depression and self-doubt, buthis system has better prepared him to face "the demon" within. They did find him guilty of taking a photograph with a dead terrorist, which we admitted from the beginning.. In a series of stunning moves that began on Thursday, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson removed all post-trial sentencing authority from Navy Region Southwest in the Gallagher case and dismissed another prosecution against Lt. Jacob X. We know why theyre telling these stories. This is not actually a murder case. Bernard Kerik, the former New York police commissioner who put the team together, said it was time to stop second-guessing the men and women fighting overseas. Yeah. So this pirate mentality is starting to prevail even before the trial is really underway. I got shot by a machine gun. During the tournament, the team became a symbol of a broader fight for gender equality after the players sued their employer, the U.S. Soccer Federation, citing inferior wages and working conditions compared with the U.S. mens team. During his recovery, he placed a sign on his hospital door that read: "Attention to all who enter here. And he had told Navy investigators and prosecutors repeatedly about this in detail. JC: No, it doesn't. Three is emotional leadership -- choosing positivityover negativity. A movie guy said, "Hey, we'd like you to do this helicopter stunt," and it paid really well. Chief Gallagher emerged from the courthouse beaming, hugging his wife and brother as photographers thronged around his legal team. Kansas City, Mo. The wounds I received I got in a job I love, doing it for people I love, supporting the freedom of a country I deeply love. Cabell's movie follows a kilo of cocaine from the fields of Colombia to a nightclub in Canada and examines all the destruction the trade leaves in its wake as the package makes its way to its destination. That is the absolute utmost physically my body has the ability to recover. When members of his platoon reported his actions to superior officers, fissures were revealed in the polished image of the SEALs and the unwritten code of silence among members of the secretive force, who see themselves as a brotherhood. But ORourkes statement didnt tell the full story. All rights reserved. When war fighters whose job it is to perpetrate violence make those threats against other war fighters, they take it very seriously. And the courtroom doesnt look all that different from any municipal courtroom. The reporter and at least one editor know the identity of the source. But then the defense stood up for cross-examination and was ready and asked, essentially, what do you mean you stayed around till he asphyxiated? Or do you think that this jury of Gallaghers military peers would have been so sympathetic to him anyway that it would have been a verdict like it was? That sparked a political firestorm because their commander in chief, President Donald J. Trump, took to Twitter on July 31 to announce that hed ordered Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson to nix the NAMs. Whats their motivation for telling us? Right after I wrote "Smoke Filled Lungs," I wrote the beginnings of "Running With the Devil." JC: It's bananas. The defense attorney asked, why would you admit to this killing? Chief Gallagher denied all the charges. Theyve lost their star witness. There are several SEALs that are planning to testify. And to show the SEALs readiness to fight, the pistols hammer is cocked back, ready to fire. ", He added, "I like trying to motivate and inspire other wounded warriorsout of that hard, dark time. And then I waited around until he asphyxiated. Is there anything from your SEAL career that gives you some personal knowledge? Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies. Those are all questions that as they go into deliberations, they get to answer, with none of us in the room to see what happened. And just stay loyal. But when he gets to the part where the chief suddenly stabs the fighter in the neck, he starts to hem and haw. How do you get from being a SEAL to a career in Hollywood? Well, so what is going to happen to those SEALs who testified against Gallagher? Where he had told investigators he stabbed him two or three times, he says, well, I only saw him stab him once. To be a good leader, be a good follower. ", "Coming back from one of my surgeries in Chicago, I had a lot of people looking at me and it frustrated me," he continued. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Scorza/PJF Military Collection, via Alamy. And I didnt want him to spend his whole life in prison. And the jury comes in, and they start reading off the seven counts not guilty of murder, not guilty of attempted murder, not guilty of obstruction of justice. The commander would then make a judgment about the sailors fitness to perform in related occupations, or recommend that he be separated from the Navy entirely. So the court-martial is convened at Naval Base San Diego. And what they said is that while they were in Iraq, he shot at civilians with a sniper rifle. And by then, they had lost control, and this case started. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. FormerNavy SEAL and Army RangerJason Redman's motto is "Lead always and overcome all." "What are you doing to educate yourself and get outside your comfort zone? The reporter and at least one editor know the identity of the source. I might eventually make a military movie. Equal pay, equal pay, equal pay, equal pay! First, they started telling their commanders about little problems. Dave, what was the scene in the courtroom as the jury prepares to announce its verdict? SEALs are engaged in that battle. JB: What gave you your perspective on the drug trade? And for the first time, we get to hear from him. We figured wed be in for days of deliberations. Lead with humility. A lot of them made sacrifices that now seem to have been, they feel, for nothing. "C ischoosing a direction and communicating it," he said. And I wonder what Gallaghers reaction was. She also let stand charges related to what officials contend are offensive text messages shared by Webb with the other SEALs. JC: Oh, sure. May 30, 2021, 9:26 AM. Cabell didn't give anyone a name in the movie. In making this movie, I hung Nick and Laurence off the side of a cliff at 11,000 feet. Recipient of the Navy Cross. Dave, have you spoken to any of the SEALs who made the decision to testify against their commander since the verdict? So essentially, you have him saying hes going to do it. The prosecution starts out the trial with its strongest witnesses, SEALs who were there on the ground on the day in Mosul, Iraq, where they say the chief stabbed and killed this ISIS fighter. "I [tell myself], this is what you definitely should be doing. Even with these questions satisfied, The Times uses anonymous sources as a last resort. But do I want to stand up there and put him away and take the heat for that? The medic says that he killed the captive. ", Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. I got him with my hunting knife. ", "Four is social leadership," Redman said. The most positive part of Redman's comeback was when he volunteered his time to veterans in need, he said. But a single tweet on Thursday morning from President Trump has likely stayed Admiral Greens hand. How are you making sense of this? She named Cmdr. Step one: "physical leadership." So, I said, "Yeah, well, I'll figure it out." They wanted people who had been on the ground in combat. There is no proof they ever happened, period.. If you are not prepared for that, go elsewhere., The sign Redman posted after his surgery at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in late-September 2007. Such an action is tantamount to excommunication, being cast off to the hinterlands of the conventional Navy for reassignment. You have people saying they saw him do it. But, people who stayed active and avoidedself-medicating would have a better chance of climbing out of the pitand avoiding the ambush of negativity that ultimately could drag them down. So maybe the medic wasnt that important at all. JB: You've succeeded at pulling this off, something that thousands of people to do and never get the opportunity. Beau Wise visits the gravestones of his brothers on June 23, 2019. They were not read aloud in court, but one Marine attached to the SEAL platoon testified about part of what they said. You can't do a movie for a hundred grand." Since September 2001, the Naval Special Warfare community has lost many warriors during training and in combat, at My answer is so what? Anyone can read what you share. And that day I talked to a few SEALs in the platoon. And he texts back, thanks, I cant wait to bury this in somebodys skull. The fact that the defense attorney was so ready on this cross-examination he didnt seem shocked at all about any of this testimony. And the courtroom is literally steps from these huge rows of hulking gray battleships and cruisers. Cage, whose character owns a pizza parlor that's a front for his drug business, is The Cook. He left and essentially went back to life as a SEAL. It is a ritual that has been repeated at many funerals of Navy SEALs and dramatized in Hollywood movies: SEALs approach a gravesite one by one, remove the gold-colored pin from the left breast of their dress uniforms and pound them into the coffin of a fallen comrade. Jason You can only make military movies.". They reduced him in rank one level. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Prosecutors held them up as courageous whistle-blowers who broke the SEAL code of silence to stop a rogue chief who was on a track to higher leadership positions. You'll go from never skydiving before to having 50 jumps and then, within a year, you might be teaching people. You've managed to make this film and you're moving on to another, a hurdle that seems even harder to clear. Is that on purpose? "Now having worked with thousands of wounded warriors, I saw a common thread. But a different fate awaited Czaplak at a Regional Legal Service Office Southwest overseen by a new commanding officer, Capt. Right, which is super unusual. Everybody agrees about that. They sent it to Nic Cage and they called me the next day and I flew to Vegas to meet with Nic. So it sounds like an open and shut case. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. Im going to leave that to the people that are fighting the fight over there. On Monday, Deputy Judge Advocate General Rear Adm. Darse E. Crandall Jr. presided over what was described by the Pentagon as an "accelerated change of command ceremony for Larrea 14 days before she was slated to relinquish her office to Goldsmith. Why don't you take some acting classes? But after that, then you have to understand the business side. The defense painted the accusers as scared and entitled millennials who could not meet their chiefs high expectations, and fabricated war-crimes allegations to take him down. a new normal. Rather, Chief Gallagher, a SEAL who was court-martialed this summer for his actions in Iraq and cleared of all but one charge, was likely going to lose the right to wear one at all. His organization has helped thousands of wounded warriors and raised over $3 million for veterans, but Redman said he felt itfailed to treat "the mental wounds" many combat veterans have faced. But many SEALs just refer to it as the bird.. JB: We talk to a lot of SEALs and the idea of 20 years service and being a SEAL don't really seem to go together that often. SAN DIEGO In a war-crimes trial that roiled the elite Navy SEALs and drew the attention of President Trump, a decorated eight-tour SEAL platoon leader was found not guilty on Tuesday of first-degree murder of a captive ISIS fighter and attempted murder of civilians in Iraq. JC: Well, I was in SEAL Team. Military prosecutors informed Adm. Bolivar that the evidence from the 2012 case has degraded to the point where they believe obtaining convictions is no longer likely, said Navy Region Southwest spokesman Brian ORourke in a prepared statement emailed to Navy Times. Well, what is more telling is not how it looks in the courtroom because I think they did a very good job of holding things together but outside of the courtroom, there are people on their witness list who they have scheduled to call and now they realize they cant trust, because if this medic says this, who knows what the other guys are going to say? Thank you all for joining us . I hope not. Just doing training with skydiving and the shooting and ship boarding and all the demolition, it's a grinder, you know? What is this? As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. They said, "Hey, you look pretty good on camera. His job is to oversee all the tactics. The movie runs a tight 100 minutes and Cabell is content to let the action speak for itself when it can. And so whats the case that the prosecution makes to this jury? Legal Statement. Hogans family has organized a GoFundMe campaign to help cover medical bills and the cost of physical therapy. I just finished writing "Opioid Nation" and we're going out to some really big actors. Thats his job. The release of the new document comes after a year in which the Navy saw several major clusters of suicides. They start to get lawyers who tell the prosecutor, sorry, my client is no longer interested in talking to you. Pay it forward, and try to motivate and inspire other people.". And he looked at Chief Gallagher, and he said, Im the one who did it. Are we giving them rules of engagement? Furthermore, the star witness, it feels like, has taken the fall. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. So whats the impact of this shocking turn in the trial? "Facial injuries are the worst because as humans, we speak to each other by looking at each other's faces," Redman said. But then two SEALs testify that Chief Gallagher, for no clear reason, for reasons that even when pressed on the stand, they couldnt offer any insight into, Chief Gallagher pulls out this custom knife and stabs the fighter repeatedly in the neck. JB: Okay. And I would say bring that back. Never testified, never spoke to the media, never released any statements before trial. The prosecution thinks theyve got a great case. Then I did a spec commercial for Ford that never got released. Tom Sileo. You guys are traitors. Jennie Goldsmith. David Boreanaz as Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Jason Hayes a.k.a. So this is a question we cant answer. Every character is identified onscreen by a title. I had watched "All is Lost" with Robert Redford and "Cast Away" with Tom Hanks, so I wanted a minimum-dialogue movie. Redman at the Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad on Sept 13, 2007 -- after emergency surgery, following the firefight that almost took his life. Some of the platoon members who spoke out were called traitors in a closed Facebook group and were threatened with violence. 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