No matter the outcome, the court-martial at a US Naval Base in San Diego has provided a rare view into the insular Navy SEAL community and will likely have a long-term impact on one of the US military's most secretive and revered forces. The group would eventually lead to formal allegations that Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, a decorated sniper and medic, fatally stabbed a wounded teenage Islamic State captive in his care and shot civilians in Iraq in 2017.Ĭhief Gallagher, 40, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.Ī jury of mostly combat Marines will ultimately decide the fate of the 19-year-veteran and Bronze Star recipient charged with murder, attempted murder and conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline for posing for photographs with a corpse.
Its purpose was even more improbable: a forum to discuss alleged war crimes the US special forces members said their chief committed on a recent tour of duty in Iraq.
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