And so whats the case that the prosecution makes to this jury? "Everybody in life has these hard moments, these sticking points. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. "This was something that took years to understand," he said. "Anytime you have a facial disfigurement it causes people to do a double-take. Bravo 6/6B; Jessica Par as Amanda "Mandy" Ellis; Neil Brown Jr. as Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Raymond "Ray" Perry, a.k.a. I started going to the film festivals to watch how people bought and sold movies. And the courtroom doesnt look all that different from any municipal courtroom. a new normal. And then I waited around until he asphyxiated. I just had stem cell and bone marrow treatments. Donald King, Adm. Bolivar concurred, ORourke indicated. Although authorities conceded that most of the abuse stemmed from Afghan Local Police militiamen beating villagers with clubs and car antennas, one detainee allegedly died after a round of brutal questioning, and investigators believed the SEALs couldve done more to prevent the maltreatment. What we consider before using anonymous sources. Three SEAL Team 7 leaders were relieved of duty on Friday. Hes a hero in the eyes of every American who followed this case.. The military is an institution, so you know how to do it. And I wonder what Gallaghers reaction was. Verified account Protected Tweets @; Suggested users And theyre being brought by his own subordinate. It all seemed to have a very choreographed nature. But a single tweet on Thursday morning from President Trump has likely stayed Admiral Greens hand. He's like, "I love this movie, I want to make it." They were not read aloud in court, but one Marine attached to the SEAL platoon testified about part of what they said. I ruptured four discs in my back. And they get some radio intelligence that theres a farmhouse full of ISIS fighters. They docked a little bit of his pay. When war fighters whose job it is to perpetrate violence make those threats against other war fighters, they take it very seriously. JB: You've done two things in your life that are almost impossible to do. But after that, then you have to understand the business side. ", Redman added, "You got to get off that X, whatever that X is, and it was one of the things I talked to a lot of the wounded warriors about. The defense attorney asked, why would you admit to this killing? And I said, how could this happen? After consulting with her staff judge advocate, Capt. Jason Hogan is hopeful he'll get out of a hospital in months, not years. Everybody wants the glitz and glamour of Pablo Escobar, of the kingpins, but this is how it moves. The fact that the defense attorney was so ready on this cross-examination he didnt seem shocked at all about any of this testimony. Two days later I met with Laurence Fishburne and then all the actors just responded to the script. Remind us what those allegations were. Never testified, never spoke to the media, never released any statements before trial. So what happens when this trial actually begins? That sparked a political firestorm because their commander in chief, President Donald J. Trump, took to Twitter on July 31 to announce that hed ordered Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson to nix the NAMs. I wish I could tell you who we're attaching right now, but nothing is official, but we have some really big names. Or do you think that this jury of Gallaghers military peers would have been so sympathetic to him anyway that it would have been a verdict like it was? "Lifeambushes are coming for all of us," he said. Redman at the Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad on Sept 13, 2007 -- after emergency surgery, following the firefight that almost took his life. "E stands for evaluating your assets," Redman continued. So tell us about the lead-up to this trial. Chief Gallagher has a great reputation. But when he gets to the part where the chief suddenly stabs the fighter in the neck, he starts to hem and haw. You have people saying they saw him do it. To be a good leader, be a good follower. Bravo! 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. And they said to me, were just as shocked as you are. And I think that there are guys who looked at this and said, yeah, he killed that ISIS fighter. Actors want to act more, instead of just being talking heads, they like to act. To be honest with you, it's like playing football or baseball. What is full? Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt K. Slabinski wore his Navy SEAL pin, above his rows of ribbons, as he received the Medal of Honor last year. The pin is the most tangible sign of membership in a famously exclusive community: an eagle perched on a horizontal three-pronged trident, clutching a flintlock pistol, with an upright anchor nestled in the mix. Dave Philipps, who covers the military for The Times, on what he learned from the verdict. Redman said his process would take time; it's not a silver bullet. So under the military justice rules, the jury that judges you has to be the same rank or senior. 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. "So, I went home on the computer and I went to a make-your-own-T-shirt website and made a shirt with an American flag on the back, and I called it 'Wounded Wear.' Dave, the last time we talked, you told us about the allegations against Navy chief Edward Gallagher just as his case was heading into trial. Can we corroborate the information? And there was nothing they could do. There was little physical evidence in the case, so the trial hinged on the credibility of the platoon members who testified. WebJason Redman 7.65K subscribers Retired Navy SEAL and NY Times Best Selling author of the Trident Jason Redman's 2019 intro video to highlight the history, career, lessons It feels like I've been given a second chance," Redman told Fox News. And a key witness changed his story on the stand to favor Chief Gallagher. About 20 minutes after the captive died, Chief Gallagher posed for what both sides in the trial described as trophy photos with the corpse. Remember, youre there to watch your brothers back. Those words became a way of life for the soldier-turned-authorafter he battled back from 37 surgeries and years of recoveryto become one of America's most inspirational figures. I started cutting out negative people in my life. So, I said, "Yeah, well, I'll figure it out." And what they said is that while they were in Iraq, he shot at civilians with a sniper rifle. Lead with humility. or redistributed. congratulated Chief Gallagher in a Twitter message, are assisting Somali soldiers fighting Al Shabab, and by a health care system that utterly failed him, The case has irritated U.S. relations with a crucial military ally. And by then, they had lost control, and this case started. Ais assessing possible options and outcomes. In one hand he held the captives hair; in the other he held a small, custom-made hunting knife by the captives bandaged neck. I wont do it again where you guys can see it. I think for the larger SEAL community, it was really a lesson, a lesson that its very costly to come out and speak about something. Heres a man who sat silently during his whole testimony. In this conversation. Another SEAL had some movie cameras and we shot the movie in ten days. Sign up for BINGE to watch. But there were several signs from me sitting in the courtroom that I saw that suggested to me that something larger was at play the presence of his family, the extended eye contact between the medic on the stand, the defense attorneys and Chief Gallagher. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. You'll go from never skydiving before to having 50 jumps and then, within a year, you might be teaching people. The Navy dropped charges Tuesday against four SEALs accused of abusing detainees in Afghanistan in 2012, the Navy said. How are you making sense of this? WebMain. JC: No, it doesn't. In the SEALs, Chief Gallagher had a reputation as a pirate an operator more interested in fighting terrorists than in adhering to the rules and making rank. Most SEALs, he said, were more focused on preparing for their next deployment. The defense painted the accusers as scared and entitled millennials who could not meet their chiefs high expectations, and fabricated war-crimes allegations to take him down. He is also the author of the memoir The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader and of the book Overcome: Crush Adversity with the Leadership Techniques of America's Creator Benjamin Cavell Stars David Boreanaz Neil Brown Jr. A.J. Yeah. Is that on purpose? He thenwould dive into "mental leadership" by educating himself on important topics, readingthree books at a time and trying to devote 20 minutes a day to seeking knowledge. "When we are in a crisis or dealing with a problem, we push it off. "Your physical health plays such a [big] part in your ability to deal with stress and deal with depression," Redman said. His job is to oversee all the tactics. Is there anything from your military service that prepared you to make this happen? Go talk to the recruiter.". O.K. But there are problems that start to emerge. Are we empowering them the way we need to to go defeat our enemies? The reporter and at least one editor know the identity of the source. So this is whats interesting, and I dont know what to make of it. Tyler Perry wrote and will direct the story of an all-female, all-Black battalion that served in Europe. Would you help me produce it?" But I would say to future Navy SEALs, loyalty is a trait that seems to be lost. So, I went and signed up and I went home and my roommate said, "Hey, the SEALs do a lot of things in the water and you don't really know how to swim." Bravo 1/1B; Max Thieriot as Special Warfare Operator Second Class Clay Spenser a.k.a. You've managed to make this film and you're moving on to another, a hurdle that seems even harder to clear. 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. He requested it an 8th time and it got approved. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Anyone can read what you share. He served in the Marine Corps and the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. It's these people just hiding in plain sight. 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 into the lower levels of the drug trade without forgetting to deliver the thrills. Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 24 are here. I got shot by a machine gun. I call them the X," he said. And so they start to remember less. Matthew Axelson Member of SEAL Delivery Team One, killed in action during Operation Red Wings. And, he's a vicious little son of a bi---, and he will frequently tell me, 'You're not good enough. Therewere five key areas that if you're strong in, you're better prepared and balanced to deal with all the problems that come along.". The prosecution thinks theyve got a great case. I got Frankie Faison, who has done a few big movies, like "Silence of the Lambs." But youve got to assume that if they believed the medic, then they would believe there was a stabbing. 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. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Jennie Goldsmith. View Not as in physically losing it; replacements can be bought online for a mere $13.50. And just stay loyal. Those words became a way of life for the soldier-turned-author Even with these questions satisfied, The Times uses anonymous sources as a last resort. Now, what was astounding I didnt know going in is that Chief Gallagher was not at the base that morning. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. It went on to become a national statement and symbol for wounded warriors across the country. They did find him guilty of taking a photograph with a dead terrorist, which we admitted from the beginning.. JB: Obviously, you made a law enforcement movie and law enforcement is adjacent to the military. The Marine Corps is eliminating the scout sniper program as part of the service's big Force Design 2030 overhaul. Buckley See production, box office & company info Watch on Paramount+ S1-6 with Prime Video Channels More In life, we get stuck on the X. I talk about there being different levels of life ambushes. So this pirate mentality is starting to prevail even before the trial is really underway. And that didnt get rid of Chief Gallagher. We spent trillions on the war on drugs and it's a futile effort. Right after I wrote "Smoke Filled Lungs," I wrote the beginnings of "Running With the Devil." JB: You've got a loaded cast. I hope not. And early, early the next morning, he gets together with his family and his lawyers for a live shot with Fox & Friends, which has been his biggest supporter for months. If you walk into a production office and you want them to give you $8 million to film a movie, they're not gonna let you do it if they don't think you're responsible enough to handle that. Then I took it to Patriot Pictures and they said, "Wow, we want to make this movie." Redman speaking at a national entrepreneurship Empire summit hosted by the Fitness franchise Fit Body Boot Camp in San Diego this past August. An email sent by King to defense attorneys and prosecutors provided to Navy Times indicated that Bolivar dismissed the charges without prejudice, which means they can be brought back in the future if more evidence arrives or a different convening authority reviews the case. But then two SEALs testify that Chief Gallagher, for no clear reason, for reasons that even when pressed on the stand, they couldnt offer any insight into, Chief Gallagher pulls out this custom knife and stabs the fighter repeatedly in the neck. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. They start to get lawyers who tell the prosecutor, sorry, my client is no longer interested in talking to you. You've got a whole roster of well-known actors who took small parts to be in your movie. We train with those guys and then I did some missions over in the Afghan/Uzbek border, but that was more with poppies instead of cocaine. Now, was I wrong a few weeks ago to somehow give the impression to people that I was praising those men who I successfully opposed time and again? TRUMP DECLARES NAVY WILL NOT TAKE AWAY EDDIE GALLAGHER'S SEAL TRIDENT, AS ATTORNEY BLASTS ADMIRAL, "It feels awesome. They had never been there before. Eddie, whats your message, briefly, to future Navy SEALs, guys who would wear that trident, who would go do the things youve done? Upon hitting the ground, Hogan broke three vertebrae and bruised his spinal cord, and he is experiencing paralysis on the left side of his body. Cabell didn't give anyone a name in the movie. They sentenced him to four months in prison, which was automatically wiped clean because of his prior time in the brig. Five-year-old Beau Wise's big brothers were more To be a good leader, be a good follower. The lieutenant will be the only defendant remaining and the only specification will be tied to those messages. This room you are about to enter is a room of fun, optimism and intense rapid regrowth. All rights reserved. Legal Statement. The RLSO came under greater scrutiny on July 10, only a week after the Gallagher verdict, when the offices commanding officer, Capt. Whats their motivation for telling us? An incredible coincidence, Lieutenant McDonald said. The prosecution basically ignored this whole theory, because they had confidence in their eyewitnesses. He was on the front in a gun truck helping the Iraqis. Copyright 2023 Military.com. His awards include the Joseph Galloway Award for Distinguished Reporting on the military, a first prize from Investigative Reporters & Editors and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Jason Redman, who retired from the Navy after 21 years following gunshots to the arm and face, has been vocal on the issue. Tom Sileo. And that's how it evolved. And he had told Navy investigators and prosecutors repeatedly about this in detail. Jul 21, 2019 at 5:05 am. Because I have to wonder what theyre thinking now that after all that, Gallagher is essentially the one whose narrative has won out. Everybody agrees about that. But it never actually happens in court. "It doesn't happen overnight," he said. Thank you all for joining us . Rather, Chief Gallagher, a SEAL who was court-martialed this summer for his actions in Iraq and cleared of all but one charge, was likely going to lose the right to wear one at all. SEALs pounded their pins into the coffin of Special Warfare Operator 3rd Class Denis Miranda during his funeral in 2010. Redman, 44, has lent his voice and experience to various charitable organizations geared toward helping combat veterans. The reporter and at least one editor know the identity of the source. Both Nicolas Cage and Laurence Fishburne take lead roles in the picture, but Cabell has assembled a supporting cast that loaded with many more familiar faces than you usually get in a modestly-budgeted action movie. They start to tell the prosecutors theyre not so sure what they saw. That's kind of the truth of how it is. But truly and sadly, if you think about the drug trade, it's these decentralized ratlines, which is why you can go anywhere in the world or the country and get any drug you want. He's showing some real promise as a director here. "C ischoosing a direction and communicating it," he said. The lead defense attorney insists that that is not true. 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. JC: Well, I was in SEAL Team. Jereal E. Dorsey said in an effort to move the RLSO SW Trial Department forward, Goldsmith removed Czaplak as her senior trial counsel and reassigned him to Code 67, the technology, operations and plans section. "It's not this quick fix that we throw a switch and it just occurs. It would have killed you.' 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. I just wrote another movie that's going in production in January and I'm about to close a contract to write and direct another movie as well. Because the maximum sentence Chief Gallagher could now face is four months, and he has spent more time than that in pretrial confinement, he was expected to go free after sentencing on Wednesday. Well, so what is going to happen to those SEALs who testified against Gallagher? I came in 1991. Everything fell into place. Dave, have you spoken to any of the SEALs who made the decision to testify against their commander since the verdict? In rebuttal on Monday, Lt. Scott McDonald, one of the Navy prosecutors, told the jury that the defenses theory of a platoon conspiracy did not make sense because Chief Gallaghers text messages of him posing with the corpse were not discovered until months after platoon members reported the stabbing to law enforcement. The witness, Special Operator First Class Corey Scott, a SEAL medic who was given immunity from prosecution by the Navy, stunned prosecutors by testifying that he, and not Chief Gallagher, had killed the captive, by covering a breathing tube inserted in the captives neck. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies. Fans of Nicolas Cage know his performances in recent years have become more and more outrageous, edgy and weird. So they have a maximum, but they have no minimum. There is no physical proof this ever happened, no date, no day, no photos, no video, Mr. Mukasey told the jury. Bolivar had been mulling a plea deal that would send them back to NJP , but on Tuesday she quashed the case, two weeks before a court-martial trial loomed. See you tomorrow. Someone said, "Hey, I heard you were a SEAL, I have this action movie. Two of his current books: "TheCase for a Creator" by Lee Strobel and "1984" by George Orwell. Today: The trial of Navy SEAL chief Edward Gallagher offered rare insight into a culture that is, by design, difficult to penetrate. And they start to tell the story of this chaotic battle, where the SEALs are on the edge of the city sort of directing things, helping the Iraqi partner forces fight ISIS. And so he comes up on the stand. Specifically, he shot down a young girl in a flowered hijab. I took it to a couple of big production companies and they said, "We love this idea, but you gotta make it more commercial." 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. WebJuly 2, 2019. Some of the platoon members who spoke out were called traitors in a closed Facebook group and were threatened with violence. Region Legal Service Office Southwest commanding officer Capt. Theyve lost their star witness. Then you have even more SEALs who, later that day, witnessed a meeting in which most of this detachment of the platoon confronted their chief and said, what you did was wrong. 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. They are symbols of the domains that comprise the SEAL acronym: Sea, Air and Land. ", "Four is social leadership," Redman said. In a courtroom at Naval Base San Diego, close to the harbor where hulking destroyers and missile cruisers dock, a jury of five Marines, a member of the SEALs and a Navy officer, nearly all with combat experience, spent two weeks hearing testimony in the trial, including unvarnished accounts of one platoon in the Navys celebrated elite commando force. And so the medic is essentially the last witness to the stabbing they call. And he shot down an old man trying to get water from the river. ", "The last one is spiritual leadership," he added. Heres what else you need to know today. There is no way to describe what it looks like to be maliciously lied about, to be at the end of a game of telephone that now has resulted in my husbands life is on the line. The jury found him not guilty of the murder, not guilty of the stabbing, not guilty of the stabbings, not guilty of all those things, one of his lawyers, Timothy Parlatore, told reporters outside the courtroom. And I dont think that they regret they did it. This week, Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher was in danger of losing his. So, micro-ambushes oftentimes are the most dangerous because they're the ambushes of the mind, and this is where depression comes in. And he admits to it, saying, Im sorry. What does that look like in the courtroom? And he looked at Chief Gallagher, and he said, Im the one who did it. I just finished writing "Opioid Nation" and we're going out to some really big actors. Im going to leave that to the people that are fighting the fight over there. I like seeing people get better. WebLieutenant Jason C. Redman, USN (Ret) is a retired naval officer and U.S. Navy SEAL. Navy judge Capt. And the prosecution starts getting flustered. The ensuing crash killed all 16 on board, eight Army special operations aviators, and eight Navy SEALs. 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 Mr. Trump said on Twitter in March that he would have the chief released from pretrial confinement in honor of his past service to our country., From The New York Times, Im Michael Barbaro. They sent it to Nic Cage and they called me the next day and I flew to Vegas to meet with Nic. Did Chief Gallagher kill this man? And slowly pressure starts to build on them from the SEAL community, both active duty and veterans, saying things like, we dont believe you. And the answer for some of them was no. But people testify that when he hears its actually an ISIS captive, he says, no one touch him. Are we giving them rules of engagement? 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. Marc Mukasey, another of his lawyers, said the chief began to cry when the verdict was read. My agent gets me face-to-face meetings with these people and actors have to trust you. Im sorry for any of the pain or misconception I may have caused anybody. And one of them said to me, I think the pressure got to him. Redman's second pillar: "The Pentagon of Peak Performance," in which he seeks to fulfill five elements of leadership, physical, spiritual and emotional in nature. Where he had told investigators he stabbed him two or three times, he says, well, I only saw him stab him once. Such an action is tantamount to excommunication, being cast off to the hinterlands of the conventional Navy for reassignment. Thats a really open question. But then all of that changed. He looks over at Chief Gallagher, and he starts to go through his testimony of this scene, where this barely conscious fighter was brought in. WebAny branch can get sent to Ranger school. 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. I didnt even see any blood. But ORourkes statement didnt tell the full story. 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. WebView the profiles of people named Jason M Hogan. So according to this jury, he is guilty only of posing for a photo with a dead man who, according to this verdict, it would seem, the medic killed, not Gallagher. We don't really want to deal with it. "This thing up inside our head is the most dangerous battlefield you'll ever be on. Except in your movie, Nic is the most restrained he's been in years. During his recovery, he placed a sign on his hospital door that read: "Attention to all who enter here. The original sign was signed by then-President George W. Bush and framed at theWalter Reed National Military Medical Center. 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. He also founded a clothing line called "Wounded Wear" for soldiers who suffered amputations or facial disfigurement. If you don't get too greedy or too strange, which The Man does, you'll never get caught. The husband andfather of three has begun each day by reading Bible verses before starting his exercise regiment and nutrition program. And the courtroom is literally steps from these huge rows of hulking gray battleships and cruisers. They said, "Oh, yeah, we're Navy SEALs. My answer is so what? As a father, former Navy SEAL and author of a new novel centered around global terrorism and a seemingly invincible special operations commando, Carr lives a life that is almost as compelling as the likes of Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher. Thats his job. All rights reserved. WebJason went on to serve as a decorated, active, combat Navy SEAL. I just started writing, and I wrote this script called "Smoke Filled Lungs" and I got it out there and I borrowed the money. The malicious and slanderous lies emanate from two people that we know. You have to have the creative side or you won't succeed. The prosecution starts out the trial with its strongest witnesses, SEALs who were there on the ground on the day in Mosul, Iraq, where they say the chief stabbed and killed this ISIS fighter. JC: It's really hard to reinvent yourself after retirement, because towards the end of your career you're senior in rank and you really know what you're doing and you know everybody and you know the system. At the beginning of the movie, Nic's character is hosting a pizza party for a youth soccer team and he's the guy moving cocaine through the western United States. He was also charged with obstruction of justice by threatening to kill SEALs who reported him. What are you doing to surround yourself with like-minded people? That is the absolute utmost physically my body has the ability to recover. "In military jargon, it's an ambush. BTS will be on hiatus until all seven members complete their mandatory military service in South Korea. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Are you suggesting that the defense and Gallagher may have known that this was going to happen, that this was somehow coordinated? And you have him sending pictures to other SEALs, saying, look at what I just did. My next two movies coming up aren't focused on the military, either. Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher with his wife, Andrea Gallagher, at Naval Base San Diego on Tuesday. 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 Equal pay, equal pay, equal pay, equal pay! Join Facebook to connect with Jason Hogan and others you may know.