A former SEAL sniper who served under controversial Navy Chief Eddie Gallagher in accused him of purposely putting soldiers in the crossfire and regrets not doing more to stop his former commanding officer from committing war crimes. Special Operator 1st Class Josh Virens served in Navy SEAL Team 7 Alpha Platoon in Mosul, Iraq under Gallagher's command in 2017. The chief had been accused of killing dozens of Iraqi civilians, including a schoolgirl and an elderly man armed with just an empty jug, during the deployment. In 2019, Gallagher was found guilty of unlawfully posing for a picture with a dead teen in Mosul, Iraq, but was acquitted on more serious charges that included shooting civilians on multiple occasions, possessing a controlled substance, torturing and killing a prisoner, and obstructing justice.
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