Chief of the US Navy SEALs’ elite Alpha Platoon, Eddie Gallagher was a respected fighter who had served several tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2018, however, he was arrested and charged with killing an unarmed prisoner during the battle against ISIS in Mosul. Drawing on interviews, service records, court transcripts and thousands of text messages, this investigation probes a scandal that rocked the military and drew in the US President.
The shocking, true story of a soldier gone rogue, and the court martial case that divided America.
This is the full story of Eddie Gallagher, a US recruit who was inspired to serve his nation, who became addicted to combat, and whose need to prove himself among his fellow soldiers pushed him to extremes. His actions during a combat deployment to Mosul would divide his platoon, then the SEALs, the Navy, the armed forces, the government, and even the American public, when the President intervened in his trial.
Alpha is an examination of how culture within the military has evolved since 9/11. In an endless war without major victories, the media has instead celebrated achievements of SEAL missions - such as the killing of Osama Bin Laden, the rescuing of Captain Phillips, and the survival of Marcus Luttrell. But the SEALs' popularity blinded the public to what was also happening within the armed forces. When Gallagher was accused of killing an unarmed enemy combatant, it created a scandal that reached the White House and millions around the world.
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