Talk about “judge, jury and executioner”!
I realize you you’re his biggest fan, but he does have warning signs in his past. Yes, he has some wonderful commendations which will be weighed against the negatives to assess his character.
If he drank, sneaked out at 3PM, killed a bunch of civilians, he is no hero, but a scoundrel and a unpatriotic criminal.
May justice be served in any case. That is the most we can hope for.
Stop hoping. Start thinking.
I see warning signs in your past.