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Army kicking out decorated Green Beret who stood up for Afghan rape victim
FoxNews.com ^ | August 20, 2015 | Lucas Tomlinson

Posted on 08/20/2015 2:28:37 PM PDT by twister881

The U.S. Army is kicking out a decorated Green Beret after an 11-year Special Forces career, after he got in trouble for shoving an Afghan police commander accused of raping a boy and beating up his mother when she reported the incident.

Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland is described by many of his teammates as the finest soldier they have ever served alongside.

But his Army career changed course during his second deployment to Afghanistan in 2011. After learning an Afghan boy was raped and his mother beaten, Martland and his team leader confronted a local police commander they had trained, armed and paid with U.S. taxpayer dollars. When the man laughed off the incident, they physically confronted him.

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To: miss marmelstein

DoD is going to need a giant enema from 4 star down to 0-6 level, sack every political appointee and replace every FedGov civilian employee from SES 16 down to GM14.


21 posted on 08/20/2015 3:37:50 PM PDT by TADSLOS (A Ted Cruz Happy Warrior! GO TED!)
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To: twister881

Yesterday on Hannity (radio), they had a father whose son was killed by an Afghan boy. The boy was what they call a “tea boy” who performs sexual favors for their master. This particular master was the chief of police, with access to the Marine post. He got one of his tea boys to kill several Marines. Local officials put him in jail and released him the next day. That is one sick society. The sooner we get out of there the better.


22 posted on 08/20/2015 3:38:15 PM PDT by Bruce Kurtz
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To: twister881

Troops not allowed to intimidate gays anymore. If the Afghan raped the woman and beat the boy instead maybe our soldier would not have been punished for scolding him.


23 posted on 08/20/2015 3:40:29 PM PDT by nicepaco
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To: twister881

Sounds like a medal of honor is in order, and a dishonorable discharge for Obama and his cronies.

We’re going to have to sheep-dip the White House and the Pentagon.


24 posted on 08/20/2015 3:42:00 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: twister881; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Impy; GOPsterinMA; randita; Sun; NFHale; ...

It’s easy to laugh at Political Correctness, but this time it’s destructive. Obama and his administration are waging war against American soldiers instead of on terrorism.


25 posted on 08/20/2015 3:44:13 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (The War on Drugs is Big Government statism)
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To: twister881
Army kicking out decorated Green Beret who stood up for Afghan rape victim

This is an absolute disgrace!!! Whoever made/approved this travesty should be horsewhipped. Gutless PC wimps!! Where are all the Congress critters like the Senate armed services committee who are supposed to overlook and support our armed services? All out to lunch...as usual. Sad. Tragic.

26 posted on 08/20/2015 3:45:33 PM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: miss marmelstein
Somebody is going to have to straighten up this man’s army.

That's your first mistake..it's not a man's army anymore. More like a transgender, homosexual army

27 posted on 08/20/2015 3:49:49 PM PDT by teacherwoes (Alethephobia-fear of hearing the truth)
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To: TADSLOS
Sec 1, sec 9.

'To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;

To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;'

They set everything. They established the UCMJ. The Pres has a small role in the military.

They can fix this in a second.

28 posted on 08/20/2015 3:50:42 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Theoria

oops..article 1, sec 8....my bad.


29 posted on 08/20/2015 3:51:46 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: twister881

Recruit him to the Patriot cause. —or appoint him to be the next Sec. Def. we need a man in that office.See how fast the rats jump ship then.


30 posted on 08/20/2015 4:01:23 PM PDT by StonyBurk (ring)
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To: Smokin' Joe
I'd bet it has nothing to do with the Police officer being a police officer and everything to do with a physical assault on a homosexual pedophile.

No kidding. Our government officially hates policemen and loves gay pedophiles.

31 posted on 08/20/2015 4:02:55 PM PDT by madprof98
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To: Clintonfatigued

Here’s Donald Trunp taking on “political correctness”:

http://youtu.be/aW9X1U1Nwwg


32 posted on 08/20/2015 4:04:29 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: teacherwoes

People keep sending their kids, claiming that the military ethos outweighs all the PC crap. Here’s yet more proof of how that works.


33 posted on 08/20/2015 4:04:45 PM PDT by madprof98
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To: Pearls Before Swine
Only if the incident is better publicized.

Trump and publicity go together like chocolate and peanut butter.

34 posted on 08/20/2015 4:06:13 PM PDT by Poison Pill
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To: Poison Pill

mmmmm....


35 posted on 08/20/2015 4:08:20 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: miss marmelstein

WE May have found President Trump’s Chairman of the military Joint Chiefs of Staff....

...Of course retired Col.Allen West might be first in line.

I am sure President Trump will find a COMMAND position for

Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland .

New Rules require New People.


36 posted on 08/20/2015 4:14:36 PM PDT by DavidLSpud ("Go and sin no more"-Rejoice always, pray continually...)
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To: twister881

And Bowe Bergdahl gets promoted to Sgt. WTF


37 posted on 08/20/2015 4:30:58 PM PDT by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: twister881

This is what happens when Sodomites run the show...


38 posted on 08/20/2015 5:31:20 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: Osage Orange
Can you use spell check?

No kidding. We're all guilty of typos here and there and occasional grammar violations, but posts that look like they were written by a first grader reflect poorly on the whole forum.

39 posted on 08/20/2015 5:39:53 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68; SevenofNine

SevenofNine..needs to lay off the hooch.


40 posted on 08/20/2015 7:15:31 PM PDT by Osage Orange (What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.)
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