GRP 181-Exonerating the MARSOC Seven and Exposing Military Injustices: A Conversation with Marine Major Fred Galvin

Global Recon

John Hendricks

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4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Former Marine Major Fred Galvin discusses the exoneration of the MARSOC Seven, who was falsely accused of killing civilians in Afghanistan. He sheds light on the flaws in the military justice system and the need for accountability among the Major Generals. He also discusses the ongoing legal battle of the MARSOC Three. Galvin expresses concern about the state of the military and the potential conflict with China over Taiwan, highlighting the need for strong leadership. With insightful commentary on current issues within and the military world, this podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in military justice and leadership. Main Takeaways The MARSOC Three Major Galvin's journey into the Marine Corps First Commanding Officer of MARSOC in Combat Being ambushed and then accused of war crimes The dishonesty of Marine Corps Generals War with China Get a copy of Major Galvin's book and website: A Few Bad Men www.commandoshow.com This episode is sponsored by 4 Patriots, a survival food company. You can visit ⁠⁠www.4patriots.com⁠⁠ and use the code RECON for 10% off Connect With John Hendricks ⁠⁠www.globalrecon.net⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/igrecon ⁠⁠ Music provided by Caspian: ⁠⁠www.caspian.band

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0:00.0	It's news. These Marines have waited more than a decade to hear. They came to be known as the Marsok 7.
0:05.4	And for a time, several of them thought they might be facing the death penalty for a crime they did not commit.
0:10.8	Tonight, exoneration from the very top of the Marine Corps.
0:14.6	After 11 long years, finally, exoneration for the Marsok 7, a group of Marines who were ambushed by the Taliban
0:22.3	in Afghanistan in 2007, but then falsely accused of killing innocent women and children.
0:28.2	The seven of us, you know, means a lot.
0:30.2	Former Marine Major Fred Galvin was the commanding officer that day.
0:33.6	We spoke with him tonight via Skype.
0:35.5	When you're accused of something this heinous and awful,
0:38.2	and every country, every religion despises the killing of women and innocent women and children,
0:44.0	it's awful. But having that end today, after 11 years of that stigma, is incredible.
0:52.8	We first covered the story of the Marsox 7 more than two years ago when
0:57.3	Galvin and several of his former Fox Company Marines were still struggling. When it's the accusations
1:03.1	are homicide, 19 counts, a lot of people aren't going to hire somebody like that.
1:09.6	Technically, they were exonerated of wrongdoing but never publicly declared innocent.
1:14.6	News outlets were still reporting they had murdered civilians.
1:17.6	Finally, this year, their requests were answered with a letter with very important words from the commandant of the Marine Corps.
1:24.6	We acted with sound military judgment.
1:28.6	That is very, very important.
1:30.9	Now the hope is that those former Marines
1:33.0	who haven't been able to find work
1:34.5	because of this incident can finally leave the battlefield
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