Tag: Navy SEALs

‘I made promises to the people that I lost’— How the Iraq war forged a Navy SEAL’s path to Harvard Medical School and NASA

Newly-minted astronaut and decorated Navy SEAL Lt. Jonny Kim shared with Task & Purpose that his motivation for living life the way he has stems not so much from starry-eyed ambition, but from the pain and loss he suffered both on the battlefields of Iraq and from childhood instability.

SEAL, Doctor, Astronaut — Navy Lt. Jonny Kim achieves your childhood dreams so you don’t have to

The Declaration of Independence says that all men are created equal … but some guys seem to really push the envelope on that notion. Jonny Kim is not only one of NASA's newest astronauts, but is also a graduate of Harvard Medical School and an active-duty Navy Lieutenant with a distinguished combat record after serving with SEAL Team Three.

Top White House national security official: ‘Many’ Navy SEALs have Eddie Gallagher’s back

The White House’s top national security official defended President Donald Trump’s decision to intervene in the case of Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher on Sunday following the publication of video interviews from Gallagher’s fellow sailors decrying him as “evil.” In an episode of ‘The Weekly,’ the New York Times aired intense interviews from several SEAL […]

SecDef Esper ‘flabbergasted’ by Navy Secretary making secret deal with White House on Gallagher case

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday he fired Richard Spencer after learning the Navy secretary had secretly tried to broker a deal with the White House allowing Navy Chief Eddie Gallagher to retire and keep his SEAL Trident so long as President Trump did not intervene. In a briefing with reporters at the Pentagon, […]

The Navy secretary and admiral in charge of SEALs could resign or be fired for trying to revoke Eddie Gallagher’s trident

Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and Rear Adm. Collin Green, the head of Naval Special Warfare Command, have both reportedly vowed that they will either resign or be be fired rather than following President Donald Trump's instructions to stop all efforts to revoke Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher's trident.

Top Navy admiral upholds sentence for Eddie Gallagher but will let him retire as an E-6

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday upheld the sentence for Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, who earlier this year was found not guilty of allegedly killing an ISIS detainee in Iraq, allowing him to retire at a reduced rank of First Class Petty Officer (E6) rather than being automatically reduced to an E1 in accordance with Navy regulations

Navy SEAL-turned-congressman Dan Crenshaw: We need to stay in Afghanistan just like Germany and Japan to prevent the next 9/11

Navy SEAL-turned-congressman Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Tex.) believes the United States should maintain a permanent military presence in Afghanistan not unlike bases in former war zones such as Germany, Japan and South Korea, in order to prevent terrorist groups from plotting the next 9/11-style attack on U.S. soil

‘No further punishment is necessary’ — Eddie Gallagher’s lawyers make their case for clemency to the Navy’s top admiral

Lawyers for former Navy SEAL Chief Edward “Eddie” Gallagher have told the Navy’s top officer that “no further punishment is necessary” since their client already lost a promotion, Silver Star award, a coveted instructor post, medical treatment for traumatic brain injury, and his own freedom after being incarcerated for more than double the maximum punishment […]

Former Navy SEAL says he went to war to defend a Swedish teenager’s dreams

Self-described American patriot and former Navy SEAL Carl Higbie, perhaps best known for resigning from the Trump administration after it was learned he said racist shit on the radio, wants you to know that he went to war to defend everyone’s dreams. Thank you for your service, Carl. In a tweet on Tuesday, Higbie shared […]