![]() Tamara Lawrence, a spokeswoman for Naval Special Warfare Command in San Diego, said in a statement late Monday that the Navy, as a practice, does not identify active-duty SEALs. Tim Parlatore, one of Gallagher’s attorneys, declined to say Monday what that project is or when it will be published. The video appears to be a trailer for an unspecified future project. The former SEAL asked the Union-Tribune not to use his name but said that because SEALs have been the targets of threats from terror organizations, exposing their names, faces and current units was an egregious breach of norms within the community. “ was selected to serve at the most premier institution at Naval Special Warfare and that tells you everything you need to know about his performance and speaks volumes about his character.”Īnother former SEAL from the platoon said publicizing the faces of active-duty SEALs - including one assigned to the elite Development Group, or SEAL Team 6 - could put the lives of the men and their families in danger. ![]() “Each and every one of the guys who came forward were performers of the highest caliber and people of the highest reputations within the platoon,” Shaw said. He pleaded not guilty and was acquitted of most charges, but was convicted of posing for a photo with an Islamic State fighter’s corpse, a crime for which the jury reduced his rank. Gallagher was accused of several war crimes by some of his platoon subordinates, including that he shot civilians and stabbed a wounded Islamic State fighter in the neck, killing him, while in Iraq in 2017. In a three-minute video posted to his Facebook page and Instagram account Monday, retired Chief Special Operator Edward Gallagher, 40, referred to some members of his former platoon as “cowards” and highlighted names, photos and - for those still on active duty - their duty status and current units, something former SEALs say places those men - and the Navy’s mission - in jeopardy. ![]() ![]() A retired Navy SEAL whose war crimes trial made international news has launched a video attack on former SEAL teammates who accused him of murder and shooting civilians and who testified against him at his San Diego court-martial in June. ![]()
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