"At trial, he brilliantly cross-examined defense witnesses and expertly delivered the government's case in rebuttal."Īlso receiving an award was Lt. Scott McDonald, his citation states, assumed the role of lead trial counsel in the Gallagher case just one month before trial, and "immediately litigated multiple motions alleging constitutional violations," while reviewing many pages of discovery and multiple hours of video over a two-week period. However, Task & Purpose obtained the citations for four attorneys on the case from a source soon after this article was published. That request was submitted by Task & Purpose to the Navy on Monday. When asked for a copy of the award citations, a spokeswoman for the Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps instructed this reporter to submit a Freedom of Information Act request.
"I can confirm, however, that an awards ceremony occurred where letters of commendation and Navy Achievement Medals were presented to individuals on the prosecution team who were deemed, by their immediate superiors, to have performed above their normal duties." Jereal Dorsey, a service spokesman, told Task & Purpose. "The Navy does not comment on matters currently in litigation, to include motions," Cmdr. Medic Testifies That He, Not Eddie Gallagher, Was Responsible for Militant's Death.SEALs who Testified Against Gallagher Say Case Exposes Cracks in Military Justice System.Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher Found Not Guilty of Murder.Navy SEAL Sentenced for Posing with Dead Iraq War Casualty.
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