No trial dates have been set for another SEAL and a Marine involved in Melgar’s death.
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In July, Chief Warfare Operator Edward Gallagher was acquitted on charges of killing an unarmed ISIS militant during the battle for Mosul in late 2017. The investigation into the alleged drinking in the SEAL platoon was triggered by allegations of similar behavior during Gallagher’s deployment with another platoon in SEAL Team 7.
“I want all hands to understand that ‘we have a problem’ and that this is our main effort and my top priority,” Green acknowledged in a late July letter to Navy SEALS.
Tech. Sgt. Anna-marie Wyant/920th Rescue Wing/Department of Defense
Members of SEAL Team 18 swim into the ocean to release the ashes of fellow SEALs who have died within the last year during a ceremony at Fort Pierce Beach, Fla., Nov. 7, 2010.
“Some of our subordinate formations have failed to maintain good order and discipline and as a result and for good reason, our NSW culture is being questioned,” Green said. “I don’t know yet if we have a culture problem, I do know that we have a good order and discipline problem that must be addressed immediately.”
Sourse: abcnews.go.com
