Edward Gallagher

Gallagher born may 1979 is a former united states navy seal special warfare operator who came to national attention in the united states after he was charged with war crimes.

Edward gallagher. Image copyright reuters image caption us navy seal edward gallagher shown with his wife was found not guilty of most of the charges against him the us navy secretary has been forced out after clashing with the white house over the case of a us navy seal who was prosecuted for war crimes. The story behind trump fox news and the navy seal. A jury found decorated navy seal edward eddie gallagher not guilty tuesday on almost all charges he was facing including murder and attempted murder in the killing of a teenage islamic state. Gallagher 40 was acquitted of murder and nearly all related.

Former special warfare operator chief edward gallagherposted the 3 minute video on both his facebook and instagram channels monday. He was acquitted of murder. In 2019 us navy special warfare operator edward gallagher was convicted of posing with the corpse of a dead 17 year old isis detainee during his deployment to iraq in 2017. Spencer s resignation came in the wake of the controversial case of chief petty officer edward gallagher a navy seal who was accused of war crimes on a 2017 deployment.

Never before seen confidential video reveals shocking details from the war crimes investigation of a decorated navy seal. The son of a west point graduate and career army officer edward gallagher enlisted in the navy as a medic in 1999 and deployed to iraq attached to a marine infantry unit. He was acquitted of most charges while being convicted of posing for a photo with a corpse.