Breaking: Army Reinstates
Hero Green Beret
In a stunning reversal, the U.S. Army decided late Thursday to retain a
decorated Green Beret it had planned to kick out after he physically
confronted a local Afghan commander accused of raping a boy over
the course of many days.
Sgt 1st Class Charles Martland, confirmed the Army's decision to
Sgt 1st Class Charles Martland, confirmed the Army's decision to
retain him when reached by Fox News, who has been covering the
story in depth for the past eight months and first broke the story of
the Army's decision in August to kick out Martland over the incident,
which occurred in northern Afghanistan in 2011.
"I am real thankful for being able to continue to serve," said Martlan
"I am real thankful for being able to continue to serve," said Martlan
when reached on the telephone by Fox News. "I appreciate everything
Congressman Duncan Hunter and his Chief of Staff, Joe Kasper did for
me."
As first reported by Fox News, while deployed to Kunduz Province,
As first reported by Fox News, while deployed to Kunduz Province,
Afghanistan, Martland and his team leader confronted a local police
commander in 2011 accused of raping an Afghan boy and beating
his mother. When the man laughed off the incident, they shoved him
to the ground.
Martland and his team leader were later removed from the base, and
Martland and his team leader were later removed from the base, and
eventually sent home from Afghanistan. The U.S. Army has not
confirmed the specifics of Martland's separation from service
citing privacy reasons, but a “memorandum of reprimand” from
October 2011 obtained by Fox News makes clear that Martland
was criticized by the brass for his intervention after the alleged rape.
Asked for comment in September 2015, an Army spokesman reiterated,
"the U.S. Army is unable to confirm the specifics of his separation due
to the Privacy Act."
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