HSFBfan Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Has been found not guilty Justice has been served 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Not entirely sure how I feel about this. 8 combat tours is a helluva lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSFBfan Posted July 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 23 minutes ago, Bormio said: Not entirely sure how I feel about this. 8 combat tours is a helluva lot. Combat pay is good. And some guys just love combat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 minute ago, HSFBfan said: Combat pay is good. And some guys just love combat. And some get messed up in the head. I understand not guilty of murder, but why did he stab the guy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSFBfan Posted July 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 36 minutes ago, Bormio said: And some get messed up in the head. I understand not guilty of murder, but why did he stab the guy? That was his call. I'm not going to ever question a service member and their actions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 minute ago, HSFBfan said: That was his call. I'm not going to ever question a service member and their actions. the guy was being cared for by a medic. Malmedy ring a bell? Never question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSFBfan Posted July 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 20 minutes ago, Bormio said: the guy was being cared for by a medic. Malmedy ring a bell? Never question? Nope I would never question. Why are we the country that has all these rules when every enemy since vietnam is allowed to do whatever it is they want. They use civilians to blow up our servicemen. We have to follow all these rules of engagement. Our rules of engagment are not meant for jungle warfare or even urban warfare. One less terrorist on the planet and our navy seal gets to go home and be with his family the way it should be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 20 minutes ago, HSFBfan said: Nope I would never question. Why are we the country that has all these rules when every enemy since vietnam is allowed to do whatever it is they want. They use civilians to blow up our servicemen. We have to follow all these rules of engagement. Our rules of engagment are not meant for jungle warfare or even urban warfare. One less terrorist on the planet and our navy seal gets to go home and be with his family the way it should be One can be upset with all the rules of engagement without being OK with attempting to kill prisoners in cold blood. Trying to "blame" it on some millennial soldiers who did not understand the facts of warfare and thus hated their commander smacks of BS. The guy sounds like he had a screw loose. Or maybe Malmedy was OK because it was just a command decision in war? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSFBfan Posted July 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, Bormio said: One can be upset with all the rules of engagement without being OK with attempting to kill prisoners in cold blood. Trying to "blame" it on some millennial soldiers who did not understand the facts of warfare and thus hated their commander smacks of BS. The guy sounds like he had a screw loose. Or maybe Malmedy was OK because it was just a command decision in war? I'm not blaming anything on him. It seems to me that are you blaming him. Im glad he was found not guilty. He killed a terrorist. And yes our military rules of engagement is absolutely absurd Also they tried to railroad him by withholding evidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 His defense team blamed the junior soldiers in the unit who did not “like” Gallagher because they were not as tough as him. War is messy and command decisions can be debated. But sticking a knife in the upper torso of a man under the care of a medic for no apparent reason (Gallagher provided none) should be beyond any red line. Maybe we won’t ever know what really happened that day. But the medic’s testimony had the ring of truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSFBfan Posted July 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, Bormio said: His defense team blamed the junior soldiers in the unit who did not “like” Gallagher because they were not as tough as him. War is messy and command decisions can be debated. But sticking a knife in the upper torso of a man under the care of a medic for no apparent reason (Gallagher provided none) should be beyond any red line. Maybe we won’t ever know what really happened that day. But the medic’s testimony had the ring of truth. If they had Gallagher dead to rights why did they withhold evidence that exonerated him. If all the evidence proves did whatever wrong he didn present all the evidence and convict him. With holding evidence is not a good thing. Like I said if our soldiers marines etc were able to do what our enemies are allowed to do to us I would be absolutely fine with it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Whether Gallagher actually killed the guy is murky. The medic says he saw the guy stabbed by Gallagher underneath the collarbone. It was his testimony the wound was non lethal. But there are critical structures right there - including the subclavian vein and artery. A wound to the former could cause internal bleeding not apparent externally that would be lethal in short order. There is doubt about whether Gallagher murdered the guy - but the testimony that he stabbed him seems to be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSFBfan Posted July 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bormio said: Whether Gallagher actually killed the guy is murky. The medic says he saw the guy stabbed by Gallagher underneath the collarbone. It was his testimony the wound was non lethal. But there are critical structures right there - including the subclavian vein and artery. A wound to the former could cause internal bleeding not apparent externally that would be lethal in short order. There is doubt about whether Gallagher murdered the guy - but the testimony that he stabbed him seems to be true. So what do u think about the guy who came out and said gallagher didnt do anything and he was the one who actually killed the guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bormio Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, HSFBfan said: So what do u think about the guy who came out and said gallagher didnt do anything and he was the one who actually killed the guy That is the medic. He testified Gallagher stabbed him under the collarbone for no reason while he was being cared for, but he felt he would have survived the wound. The medic said he killed the guy by occluding his endotracheal tube - because he said the Iraqis would have tortured the prisoner afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSFBfan Posted July 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bormio said: That is the medic. He testified Gallagher stabbed him under the collarbone for no reason while he was being cared for, but he felt he would have survived the wound. The medic said he killed the guy by occluding his endotracheal tube - because he said the Iraqis would have tortured the prisoner afterwards. So he did the guy a favor and why are tending to an enemies wounds. Like him die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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