Defying Trump, Navy leadership publicly announced last week that an internal peer-review board would decide whether Gallagher would be able to keep his Trident pin, which indicates his rank as an elite Navy SEAL.Trump took up the cause of Gallagher-who was been championed by conservative media-and reversed his demotion, restoring his Navy SEAL status, over the objections of Navy leaders.The scandal stems from a ruling in which Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher was acquitted in July of murdering a teenage ISIS fighter in Iraq but was convicted of taking a photo with his corpse and demoted."We must be protectors and exemplify our values.
"We must own it at every level," Gilday said. Gilday said later in the letter that "responsibility for ethical and professional behavior must be taken seriously." That is what sets us apart as a fighting force." And we must not give anyone cause to question our fundamental values. 2, just a week after Spencer's forced resignation. "To be clear, we must be men and women of integrity," he said in the letter to Navy sailors on Dec. When asked for comment on the Times' release of the video recordings and text messages, the Navy referred ABC News to a recent letter from the Chief of Naval Operations Adm.
Meanwhile, Gallagher was allowed to retire as a Navy SEAL with his Trident pin, a directive issued by the president, Esper said. Spencer was ultimately forced to resign over his handling of the case. However, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that during this time, Navy Secretary Richard Spencer was trying to cut a backroom deal with the White House that would have allowed Gallagher to retire with the Trident.
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