Posted on 03/18/2021 3:42:11 PM PDT by PROCON
The U.S. Army rejected an appeal to reinstate military service decorations and a Special Forces Tab for retired Maj. Matthew Golsteyn. Golsteyn faced murder charges for killing a suspected Taliban bomb-maker in 2010 but President Donald Trump pardoned him of the charge before his case went to trial.
“The Army Board for Correction of Military Records, the service’s highest level of administrative review for personnel actions, has considered and denied Matthew Golsteyn’s application,” Army spokesman Lt. Col Gabriel J. Ramirez told American Military News on Thursday. “Privacy laws prevent the Army from disclosing specific information regarding the Board’s decision.”
Golsteyn’s decorations included the Silver Star, the third-highest U.S. military honor. Golsteyn earned the award for heroism during the Battle of Marjah in Afghanistan.
According to Task and Purpose, the Army had previously approved upgrading the Silver Star to the Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest military decoration behind only the Medal of Honor.
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Glad he’s free. But he was a dim bulb IMO. One, he was applying for CIA. Two, he volunteered the information. A SF guy should be able to pass a polygraphs.
Hell, every single US spy has breezed through.
They don’t work on sociopaths.
Treason from the Army leaders. And Treason from Bill Barr.
BOTH hid from Trump that they were still going after him.
Does a medal under this administration really carry any value(?)
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