Former Navy SEALs say they are “relieved” Special Warfare Chief Edward Gallagher was acquitted Tuesday on charges of committing war crimes.
Gallagher’s case sharply divided the SEAL community between old-school veterans who supported the chief and younger members who made the accusations. A jury of five Marines and two sailors found Gallagher, 40, not guilty on six of the seven charges that stemmed from the accusations, including murder and attempted murder. He was found guilty of unlawfully posing for a photograph with a corpse.
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