BAKER
This is actually an interesting story. I had not heard of this before hand but considering recent events with Ed Gallagher (Navy Seal), what he was accused of, what the POTUS pardoned him for and what they tried to do with him this story becomes even more important in my eyes. So you already know the issue with Gallagher at this point I assume.
Well, they tried to do it to another of our service members as well and this time the Army Criminal Investigation Command agent (the one who collects all the data for the prosecution) turned out to be a stolen valor situation and some are even questioning if he served at all (the latter not yet being confirmed but the former has been).
"In a statement, Criminal Investigation Command (CID) confirmed that Delacruz, a special agent assigned to the Fort Bragg CID Office, had been charged with “the unauthorized wear” of four awards and falsifying promotion files. “He has been suspended from duty since the allegations came to light in late 2018,” said the statement.
Delacruz admitted he had falsely submitted a Purple Heart in his official military file and then certified that file was correct when sending it to the official promotion board for E-7 and above.
He also admitted that he wore the Air Assault Badge, Pathfinder Badge and Purple Heart he did not earn and wore them in an official Army photo that was also submitted in his official file.
Delacruz was reduced in rank from sergeant first class, E-7, to specialist, E-4. No information was immediately available as to whether he would face other consequences.
He could not be reached for comment."
"Golsteyn was accused of fatally shooting a suspected ISIS bomb-maker in Marjah, Afghanistan. He was subsequently charged by the U.S. military with premeditated murder. President Trump has ended the decade-long case of Maj. Matthew Golsteyn by ordering a murder charge against the former Green Beret dismissed with a full pardon."
This is now twice, two times that we know about that they tried to set up a special forces member of our service branches. I hope the POTUS has been alerted to this as I am sure these two are only the tip of the iceberg as there is no doubt the previous admin did everything to limit effectiveness of our service members:
https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=93079