As a veteran I have no sympathy as murder is murder and his actions do dishonor to the military and all service members and veterans. Too bad he’s not charged with it since HE ADMITTED IT. Guess the likely Dishonorable Discharge will have to suffice.
Huh! Major Golsteyn ought to go work for the Texas Rangers. They will likely need a man with his attitude.
“Green Beret” (Special Forces), Commando—not the same thing. Those are two different specialties.
No matter what he did, he shouldn’t lose his silver star. Wrong actions don’t erase whatever actions he committed to earn the medal.
Since he had two team-mates with him, they either refused to incriminate themselves or they don’t exist since the Army couldn’t corroborate his story.
If it’s true. It needs to be substantiated and he needs to be prosecuted.
If it’s false (braggadocio/embellishment), he’s shown some pretty poor judgement - I wouldn’t hire him. However, I don’t think it justifies taking away his awards for other actions.
There are many brave knuckleheads who absolutely deserve the honors and recognition they’ve received for their heroic actions.
There are no afghan civilians. They are all moslems. (I am unaware of any non-moslem community left in Afghanistan)
Sounds like a self-starter!
The only thing wrong with this is that he didn’t get permission beforehand. Had the target been designated “high-value”, a drone-strike (or more) would be valid options.
He violated the bureaucracy. No one got to “order” him to do it. And for that he must be punished. That is the sole difference.
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
The military is being indoctrinated, step by step, to commit heinous acts, and the public is being indoctrinated, step by step, to accept the acts.
Didn’t John Kerry get a medal for hunting down and killing “an unknown, unarmed” man?