You've got to execute.". And the jury in this case, they not only have discretion in what charge to convict him of, but unlike civilian juries, they get to pick the punishment. Well, lets right now bring in for his first exclusive interview Navy SEAL Operations Chief Eddie Gallagher, his wife Andrea, and attorney Tim Parlatore. And by then, they had lost control, and this case started. FormerNavy SEAL and Army RangerJason Redman's motto is "Lead always and overcome all." Fans of Nicolas Cage know his performances in recent years have become more and more outrageous, edgy and weird. People try to silo you in Hollywood: "Well, you were in the military. Well, what is more telling is not how it looks in the courtroom because I think they did a very good job of holding things together but outside of the courtroom, there are people on their witness list who they have scheduled to call and now they realize they cant trust, because if this medic says this, who knows what the other guys are going to say? They are symbols of the domains that comprise the SEAL acronym: Sea, Air and Land. I didnt even see any blood. He didnt coddle them, Mr. Parlatore told the jury, so the platoon fomented a plan of hate and mutiny.. And he looked at Chief Gallagher and said, because hes got a wife and a family. And he was important because he had been right at the head of this ISIS captive the whole time that they were treating him. I worked with the [Drug Enforcement Administration's Foreign-Deployed Advisory and Support Team]. And the answer for some of them was no. The medic never said anything about this to us. In the military, the jury is not allowed to speak afterwards. I was in bootcamp when the Navy SEALs movie came out, so before that, I don't think too many people knew very much about [the SEALs]. Bravo 1/1B; Max Thieriot as Special Warfare Operator Second Class Clay Spenser a.k.a. Ending a case that had dragged on for 2 years, Navy Region Southwests commander Rear Adm. Bette Bolivar dropped all war crimes charges against Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Daniel V. Dambrosio Jr. and two special operator chief petty officers Xavier Silva and David N. Swarts plus their former commanding officer, Lt. Jason L. Webb. The jury of officers and relatively high-ranking enlisted troops listened as matters the Navy probably did not want to air publicly were discussed in court. I think that's why I'm doing okay in Hollywood. It is a ritual that has been repeated at many funerals of Navy SEALs and dramatized in Hollywood movies: SEALs approach a gravesite one by one, remove the gold-colored pin from the left breast of their dress uniforms and pound them into the coffin of a fallen comrade. The four SEALs had voluntarily entered non-judicial punishment proceedings, a Trident Review Board and other disciplinary hearings and were cleared, only to be charged at court-martial on Jan. 19, 2017, with what they said was little new evidence brought to the case. "This thing up inside our head is the most dangerous battlefield you'll ever be on. ", FORGING AND RE-FORGING OF A NAVY SEAL LEADER, Redman at the Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad on Sept 13, 2007 -- after emergency surgery, following the firefight that almost took his life. And a key witness changed his story on the stand to favor Chief Gallagher. Meg Larrea, awarded Navy Achievement Medals to four junior prosecutors under Czaplak. He is also I am incredibly tough and will make a full recovery. At one point, the classified rules of engagement that guided SEALs on who they could kill in Iraq were delivered in a locked black bag by an armed guard. Anyone can read what you share. On Monday, Deputy Judge Advocate General Rear Adm. Darse E. Crandall Jr. presided over what was described by the Pentagon as an "accelerated change of command ceremony for Larrea 14 days before she was slated to relinquish her office to Goldsmith. WebNov. Several others said that they heard the chief admit to the killing that evening when confronted by the platoon, and that he told them, I thought everyone would be cool with it; next time, Ill do it where you cant see.. There is no proof they ever happened, period.. The commander and the senior enlisted officer of a U.S. Navy SEAL team have been relieved of their duties after investigations into alleged sexual assault and Yes, I was. The chief was turned in by his own platoon last spring. (Jason Redman), "Two is mental leadership," he continued. But the platoon leader, Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, was convicted of one charge: posing for photos with the teenage captives dead body. Retired Navy SEAL Jason Cabell is launching his Hollywood career as a writer/director with "Running With the Devil," a star-filled action picture that offers insight Five-year-old Beau Wise's big brothers were more At the heart of the scandal was a warrantless surveillance program featuring Czaplak that was cooked up with Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents to track emails sent by defense attorneys and Navy Times, allegedly to uncover leaks after questions emerged that military officials were hiding evidence that could clear Gallagher. And he shot down an old man trying to get water from the river. To make a new insignia for SEALs, the Navy simply added the eagle to the frogmens insignia. So, micro-ambushes oftentimes are the most dangerous because they're the ambushes of the mind, and this is where depression comes in. "C ischoosing a direction and communicating it," he said. But many SEALs just refer to it as the bird.. He anticipated a kind of exoneration? Redman at the Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad on Sept 13, 2007 -- after emergency surgery, following the firefight that almost took his life. A few combat deployments to Iraq and, then I got in, ran BUD/S, and retired. Everybody agrees about that. They sent it to Nic Cage and they called me the next day and I flew to Vegas to meet with Nic. But it never actually happens in court. The American Legion identified limits on attorneys fees related to Camp Lejeune Justice Act claims as one of its top goals. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. But, people who stayed active and avoidedself-medicating would have a better chance of climbing out of the pitand avoiding the ambush of negativity that ultimately could drag them down. Heres what else you need to know today. Is there anything from your military service that prepared you to make this happen? I started cutting out negative people in my life. They start to get lawyers who tell the prosecutor, sorry, my client is no longer interested in talking to you. Lead with humility. Legal Statement. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies. Sign up for Peacock to watch. This room you are about to enter is a room of fun, optimism and intense rapid regrowth. Bennett grew up in Tacoma, Wash., before joining the Army and had served in Iraq. They did find him guilty of taking a photograph with a dead terrorist, which we admitted from the beginning.. Join Facebook to connect with Jason M Hogan and others you may know. They said, "Hey, you look pretty good on camera. Bette Bolivar Navy SEALs SEAL war crimes Navy Region Southwest SEAL Team 10 SEAL Team 7 Daniel V. Dambrosio Jr. Xavier Silva David N. Swarts Jason L. Thats right. There was little physical evidence in the case, so the trial hinged on the credibility of the platoon members who testified. In making this movie, I hung Nick and Laurence off the side of a cliff at 11,000 feet. Hogan, a highly decorated Navy SEAL who completed two deployments to Iraq, was injured June 26 while working security at a bar and restaurant owned by Dianna and her fianc Ryan. Navy SEAL Chief Accused of War Crimes Is Found Not Guilty of Murder, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/us/navy-seal-trial-verdict.html. We look at what the not-guilty verdict says about the culture within the elite force. The case centered around the death of the captive fighter, who was brought in to the SEALs command post near Mosul, Iraq, by Iraqi forces. Youre part of a brotherhood. He was also charged with obstruction of justice by threatening to kill SEALs who reported him. Beau Wise visits the gravestones of his brothers on June 23, 2019. Whats their motivation for telling us? But his wife, his children, his brother, his parents were there to hear this testimony. Theyll have a very hard road ahead if they choose to stay in the SEALs. And he said, how do you know? On the front, it said, 'Stop staring. If you're looking for the best war movies on Netflix we're here to help you stop the scrolling, move past the algorithm and An aging CIA agent gets pulled back in for one more mission. About 20 minutes after the captive died, Chief Gallagher posed for what both sides in the trial described as trophy photos with the corpse. I started going to the film festivals to watch how people bought and sold movies. It feels like I've been given a second chance," Redman told Fox News. And the prosecution starts getting flustered. And the prosecutor sat down from his examination, clearly perplexed about what was happening. That's where a lot of people fail as well. Chief Gallagher sat stoically in the courtroom in a white dress uniform during the trial, with his wife, brother, mother and father, who was a West Point graduate, sitting behind him. But the jury definitely does. Marc Mukasey, another of his lawyers, said the chief began to cry when the verdict was read. Redman said his process would take time; it's not a silver bullet. See you tomorrow. The ensuing crash killed all 16 on board, eight Army special operations aviators, and eight Navy SEALs. Parlatore urged Navy leaders to reconsider Czaplaks new post, saying that the officer who conducts an illegal email spying operation shouldnt be put in charge of government technology. You're absolutely right, but there was a moment, I think, where The Cook and The Man may have been flipped; it might have been Laurence playing The Cook and Nic playing The Man, but it just worked out the way it did. You'll go from never skydiving before to having 50 jumps and then, within a year, you might be teaching people. A few days later, Chief Gallagher texted the photo to comrades in the United States, sending one the message, Good story behind this, got him with my hunting knife., During two weeks of testimony, two SEALs testified that they had seen Chief Gallagher stab the captive in the neck for no clear reason. Redman, 44, has lent his voice and experience to various charitable organizations geared toward helping combat veterans. Is there anything from your SEAL career that gives you some personal knowledge? Who do you think you are? Today: The trial of Navy SEAL chief Edward Gallagher offered rare insight into a culture that is, by design, difficult to penetrate. Cabell's movie follows a kilo of cocaine from the fields of Colombia to a nightclub in Canada and examines all the destruction the trade leaves in its wake as the package makes its way to its destination. Matthew Axelson Member of SEAL Delivery Team One, killed in action during Operation Red Wings. Hogan, a highly decorated Navy SEAL who completed two deployments to Iraq, was injured June 26 while working security at a bar and restaurant owned by Dianna and My next two movies coming up aren't focused on the military, either. And you have him sending pictures to other SEALs, saying, look at what I just did. A number of these guys either damaged their careers or irreparably damaged their reputations. Heres a man who sat silently during his whole testimony. Redman joined the Navy in 1992 and spent 11 years as an enlisted SEAL. The Maj. Richard Star Act would eliminate the dollar-for-dollar offset on retirement pay that combat-disabled vets with less Capt. The combat veteran said he's had to sharpen his focus to deal with depression and self-doubt, buthis system has better prepared him to face "the demon" within. Dave, what are you thinking as you hear this? But Czaplak was gone from the case a month before Gallaghers case unraveled at trial, with a panel of his military peers on July 2 rejecting all the serious allegations against the highly decorated SEAL. What is full? And then perhaps most striking is a teenage ISIS captive came in to their base, and they were treating him for wounds he had gotten in a battle. And, that was the very first Wounded Wear shirt that we ever made.". Bravo 6/6B; Jessica Par as Amanda "Mandy" Ellis; Neil Brown Jr. as Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Raymond "Ray" Perry, a.k.a. WOUNDED WARRIOR RECEIVES SPECIAL GIFT FROM FORD, Redman speaking at a national entrepreneurship Empire summit hosted by the Fitness franchise Fit Body Boot Camp in San Diego this past August. Someone said, "Hey, I heard you were a SEAL, I have this action movie. JB: We talk to a lot of SEALs and the idea of 20 years service and being a SEAL don't really seem to go together that often. The pin goes by a few different nicknames. And theyre being brought by his own subordinate. Just doing training with skydiving and the shooting and ship boarding and all the demolition, it's a grinder, you know? In another day of bold moves by Navy leaders seeking to revamp the sea services criminal justice system, officials dismissed a war crimes case dogging four SEALs and transferred a prosecutor plagued by misconduct allegations. To be a good leader, be a good follower. He's showing some real promise as a director here. You do a lot of writing in the military when you become more senior, as you know, and you write a lot of reports. You're making stories that aren't fixated on your military past. And the defenses theory is that because of these small slights, a group of SEALs in the platoon decided, were going to get rid of Chief Gallagher. But then the defense stood up for cross-examination and was ready and asked, essentially, what do you mean you stayed around till he asphyxiated? And what the defense says is they decided they didnt like him over small things, that he was too hard on them, that he was taking them on missions they thought were too dangerous. Navy judge Capt. Yeah. So theres this story thats been told over and over, first by Chief Gallaghers wife . If you don't get too greedy or too strange, which The Man does, you'll never get caught. And I didnt want him to spend his whole life in prison. You've managed to make this film and you're moving on to another, a hurdle that seems even harder to clear. Gallaghers civilian defense attorney, Timothy Parlatore, applauded Czaplaks reassignment but said he should have been fired the moment that his illegal conduct was confirmed by the court., It was an utter failure of leadership by Capt. New SEALs are pinned at the end of an arduous yearlong training pipeline that has changed slightly in response to the global war on terror. The defense said it was a mutiny. Three SEAL Team 7 leaders were relieved of duty on Friday. Have they proved reliable in the past? They put an emergency breathing tube in his throat, and then they started treating his collapsed lung. Pentagon leaders told Navy Times to expect far deeper reforms. He was on the front in a gun truck helping the Iraqis. So, I helped him produce that movie and I noticed some disparities with the script, so I started reading thousands of scripts, all my favorite movies. You have to know how to write a script that people like and know how to move the camera and direct a scene. The only thing that he was guilty of was the most minor charge, which is that he showed behavior prejudicial to good order and discipline by posing with the dead body of the ISIS fighter. And he then drives two or three miles back, away from the fight, to their outpost to see this fighter. ", Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. When the first SEAL teams were created in the early 1960s, they drew sailors from the Navys Underwater Demolition Teams the frogmen of World War II renown. So tell us about the lead-up to this trial. This is what happens in every TV court show youve ever seen. I hope not. Redman speaking at a national entrepreneurship Empire summit hosted by the Fitness franchise Fit Body Boot Camp in San Diego this past August. SEALs pounded their pins into the coffin of Special Warfare Operator 3rd Class Denis Miranda during his funeral in 2010. So whats the impact of this shocking turn in the trial? The administrative act of taking away such a sailors SEAL designation also prevents him from later re-entering the reserves and joining a special warfare unit as a SEAL, or from applying for a commission as a SEAL officer, should they have a change of heart. They said, "Oh, yeah, we're Navy SEALs. His organization has helped thousands of wounded warriors and raised over $3 million for veterans, but Redman said he felt itfailed to treat "the mental wounds" many combat veterans have faced. Bravo! "Everybody in life has these hard moments, these sticking points. One active-duty SEAL officer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on behalf of the Navy, said that most SEALs he knows were not concerning themselves with the drama around Chief Gallagher, and did not feel as if their own pin was worth less now that the chief had been allowed to retain his. I just want to say that I feel completely grateful and blessed. And so whats the case that the prosecution makes to this jury? It went on to become a national statement and symbol for wounded warriors across the country. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. And so he comes up on the stand. All rights reserved. SEALs are engaged in that battle. His testimony also deviated in other significant ways from what he had told investigators before trial; the Navy has indicated it is considering charging him with perjury. The defense described the accusers as disgruntled conspirators who plotted in a group text chat they called the sewing circle. The chiefs lawyers said the men were bitter because their chief was stealing snacks from them, needlessly exposing them to fire and then calling them cowards when they questioned his tactics. WebMain. They were never there since. You've got a whole roster of well-known actors who took small parts to be in your movie. (Jason Redman). What is this? Dave, have you spoken to any of the SEALs who made the decision to testify against their commander since the verdict? So they had saved him as sort of the nail to put this whole eyewitness scene in place. It's everywhere and that seems bizarre because you go, "Wait a second, we have a Drug Enforcement Agency and law enforcement and border control, how does this stuff keep making its way through?". So, how do you get outside of yourself?". Hes there to watch your back. O.K. Meg Larrea conducts a uniform inspection in late 2017. Yeah. They were not read aloud in court, but one Marine attached to the SEAL platoon testified about part of what they said. At 32, Jason Hogan already has been exposed to more danger than most people face during And that day I talked to a few SEALs in the platoon. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Hes a hero in the eyes of every American who followed this case.. 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