I firmly disagree. I am a long time supporter of United American Patriots. They defend warriors who have been charged with violations they were -- in my opinion -- not guilty of. Some times Commanders are more interested in protecting their butts than they are in protecting their men -- a violation of good leadership practices.

As a Marine infantry officer in Vietnam, I do not speak out because I was involved in an incident myself. But, I have put myself in their place, i.e., 1st Lt. Lorance, and I would have reacted in the same way to protect my men. I was gratified to learn he was pardoned.

The military absolutely epitomizes their chain of command, it is a religion and a code to observe and adhere to a chain of command. There is so much involved here it isn't easy to break it down to hard fast reasons, they are there but have an array of smaller consequences, and in the military small disagreements handled wrong can turn deadly. The military can never have or allow differences of policy cause confusion as to what the policies are. Gallagher was well outside of the box of military code in terms of how and who he was k*****g. It is absolutely not acceptable to take pictures of yourself with someone who has been k**led. It was repugnant and it would seem many of his peers had issues with his moral behavior as well.

It is safe to say that for regular military ranks they do not think of the president directly as a boss they answer to in the world they live in, that comes in day to day policies they have to live by, in their closer chains of command.

It was 100% unacceptable for the president to piss all over his chain of command, the military has a way they do things, and it is critical to moral and codes of k*****g that the policies are consistent and fair. And why the president got involved is perhaps the worst part of this, Hannity and friends at FOX thought this was a big deal and wrong. I would bet anything that the president has no clue what actually happened, he went by what the right noise machine was making of it. If you asked him what the case was about and what this guy had in reality been charged with, he would not know, his answers would sound like FOX rhetoric, they already do.

The president brought a new level of division to the surface of the military ranks, those despicables that applauded Gallagher's behavior, and those who wanted him punished and gone. Trump made it okay for a degree of lawless disregard for the honor and integrity expected of the military...there will be fighting among the ranks over it. This president has no understanding of honor, integrity, or law and order either in the military or civilian life.