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11/15/18
Two elite Navy SEALs and two Marine Raiders were charged with felony murder in the June 2017 strangulation death of U.S. Army Green Beret Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar. The U.S. Navy brought the charges against the four service members on Tuesday, painting a gruesome picture of the effort to kill Melgar, 34. The suspects are accused of driving to Marine quarters to obtain duct tape, breaking into Melgar's room while he was sleeping, restraining him with the duct tape, and strangling him in a chokehold. The four U.S. service members, which include two members of the famed SEAL Team Six, killed Melgar "while perpetrating a burglary," according to their charge sheets. Melgar was killed in Bamako, Mali, where U.S. forces were working with local military to counter the local Al Qaeda affiliate, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Melgar died in the embassy housing he shared with other service members. In addition to felony murder, the charges against the four men include conspiracy, obstruction of justice, hazing and burglary. A spokesperson for U.S. Special Operations Command said these charges do not reflect the conduct of U.S. Special Operators all over the world.
The beret flash is the same as SGT La David Johnson; I think I posted this earlier, why do the beret flash and parachutist badge flash not coincide in the pics of SGT Johnson?
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Such a weird story. For four highly vetted, highly trained individuals to all agree to this boggles the mind.
Sgt Johnson was deployed with an SF Group but wasn't himself a "Green Beret." Groups still need mechanics, legal, HR, Intel, etc. But those supporting troops do not need to go through the almost two years of training.
I bet that the dead guy had something on the rest like they stole something or raped a local woman and he was gonna nark on them so the offed his ass.... this is a strange story from the get go.
The beret flash is the same as SGT La David Johnson; I think I posted this earlier, why do the beret flash and parachutist badge flash not coincide in the pics of SGT Johnson?
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I think I wasn’t clear; look at the beret flash and the wings flash, they don’t match....
Such a weird story. For four highly vetted, highly trained individuals to all agree to this boggles the mind.
One of my team mates went through the Q course with Logan Melga. Has nothing but amazing things to say about the guy. In my personal opinion SEAL team 6 should be disbanded. Between this several of the other publicized discipline problems they have plus the other less well known ones I have heard of they have some serious issues. A community of great warriors but serious ethical issues.
Two Navy SEALs, two Marines charged in murder of Green Beret
U.S. Army Green Beret Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar.
The purported identities of the SEAL Team Six perpetrators are Petty Officer Tony DeDolph and Chief Petty Officer Adam Cranston Matthews. The Marine Raiders identities remain redacted at this time.
I trust that Justice will be done.
Related: Navy SEALs and Marines charged over death of Green Beret in Mali
Disband the most elite counter terror unit? Thats a bit extreme isnt it? Do you think the constant deployments in this war on terror created some sort of PTSD that made them do something as crazy as this?
That's why there is a long standing joke of how do you know if there is a SEAL in the bar with you. Don't worry he will tell you.My brother used to live in San Diego. On a return flight east, I took up my normal seat on SWA. I always head for the rear. Two servicemen took the seats directly in front of me. I think they let it slip that they were SEALs. They drank all the beer they could and proceeded to act as boorish and unprofessional as possible.
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