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Ex-Navy SEAL acquitted of war crimes invites friends and family to ring in the Fourth of July

Celebrating his independence! Ex-Navy SEAL acquitted of war crimes invites friends and family to ring in the Fourth of July with beer and a barbecue

• Eddie Gallagher celebrated the Fourth of July in his San Diego home 
• Gallagher is a free man after he was acquitted earlier this week of murder 
• Ex-Navy SEAL was court martialed for allegedly killing wounded ISIS fighter 
• He was photographed on Thursday alongside U.S. House Rep. Duncan Hunter
• Hunter supported Gallagher during his trial and called for his pardon
• Bernard Kerik, the former NYPD commissioner, was also on hand 

By Ariel Zilber For Dailymail.com and Sophie Wingate For Dailymail.com

Published: 01:34 BST, 6 July 2019 | Updated: 02:04 BST, 6 July 2019

Eddie Gallagher, the decorated Navy SEAL who was acquitted earlier this week of killing a wounded ISIS combatant in Iraq, celebrated the Fourth of July with friends and family in San Diego.

The veteran appeared relaxed as he drank beer and cooked meat.

He was photographed alongside his wife, Andrea, who was often by his side during his court martial. 

Eddie Gallagher enjoys a beer while celebrating the Fourth of July with family and friends in his San Diego home on Thursday

Gallagher is seen left with his wife, Andrea, who is holding a cake which resembles the Stars and Stripes

In another photo, Gallagher is seen alongside his wife and former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who served as an adviser to Gallagher during the court martial. Gallagher is seen in the photo holding up a copy of the San Diego Union-Tribune, which reported on his acquittal on Tuesday

The Gallaghers took in a fireworks spectacular, which was visible from their home in the La Playa section of San Diego.

Gallagher was wearing a baseball cap emblazoned with the American flag. Below it read: ‘FREE EDDIE.’

Andrea Gallagher is seen in the yellow dress as she and others enjoy the holiday

Gallagher is seen second to left alongside Duncan Hunter, the member of Congress. Hunter expressed support for Gallagher

Eddie and Andrea Gallagher are seen above with their two children during the fireworks display in San Diego on Thursday

In another photo, Gallagher is seen alongside his wife and former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who served as an adviser to Gallagher during the court martial.

Gallagher is seen in the photo holding up a copy of the San Diego Union-Tribune.

The front page of the newspaper shows Gallagher and his wife emerging from the court martial after he was acquitted of murder.

‘NAVY SEAL ACQUITTED ON ALL MURDER CHARGES,’ the front page headline read.

Another unidentified individual in the photo is seen wearing a gray t-shirt which reads: ‘FREE EDDIE.’

Beneath the letter is a photograph of Gallagher in his military uniform.

In another photo, Gallagher is seen alongside Duncan Hunter, the former Marine.

During Gallagher's trial, Hunter raised eyebrows when he defended the former SEAL by saying that he posed for photographed with the corpses of enemy fighters.

Hunter also said that his unit likely killed scores of civilians during his time in combat in Iraq, according to The Washington Post. 

Hunter has been indicted by federal authorities for alleged wire fraud and the misuse of campaign funds.

U.S. prosecutors allege that the Republican congressman from east San Diego used some of the funds to pursue extramarital affairs.

On June 13, Hunter's wife, Margaret, pleaded guilty to conspiring to misuse campaign funds. She has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. 

On Wednesday, Gallagher, 40, celebrated being cleared of the murder of a teenage Islamic State captive by getting a huge tattoo of his wife's eyes. 

Photos of his new ink in various stages of progress were posted to the Facebook page 'Free Eddie Gallagher' late on Wednesday. 

In a picture of the finished work, the gigantic black tattoo can be seen stretching across his whole left forearm, with stars and stripes framing the large eyes.  

The 40-year-old is no stranger to tattoos - his wife recently shared a black-and-white photo of the topless dad cuddling their son on social media where a huge tattoo of a frog skeleton can be seen on his right shoulder.

After his acquittal on Tuesday, Gallagher and his wife drove away from court in a white convertible Mustang and said they were going for 'tattoos and alcohol'. 

Gallagher, 40, has celebrated being cleared of the murder of an Islamic State captive by getting a huge tattoo of his wife's eyes

Photos of his new ink in various stages of progress were posted to the Facebook page 'Free Eddie Gallagher' late on Wednesday

The 40-year-old is no stranger to tattoos - his wife shared a photo of the topless dad cuddling their son on social media and a huge tattoo of a frog skeleton can be seen on his right shoulder 

A topless Gallagher shows off his new ink honoring his wife who stood by him through trial  

Gallagher (center) celebrated with his wife Andrea after being acquitted of premeditated murder at Naval Base San Diego July 2

The Special Operations Chief kissed his wife Andrea at a pub in San Diego to celebrate being cleared of the murder of a 17-year-old ISIS militant

Since he was charged in September 2018, Andrea, 39, has relentlessly campaigned for her husband's exoneration for the killing of the 17-year-old militant.

Andrea made multiple television appearances, first on Fox News and later, as the trial gathered speed, on Good Morning America to insist on his innocence and condemn prosecutors' attempts to put him behind bars.  

The acquittal at a military court on Naval Base San Diego was met with an outpouring of emotion as the military jury also cleared Gallagher of attempted murder in the shootings of two civilians and all other charges, except for posing for photos with the body of the dead captive.  

Outside the court Gallagher greeted the media alongside his wife and lawyers. He spoke briefly saying: 'I'm happy and I'm thankful. I thank God, my legal team and my wife.'

In an emotional video shared by Andrea on Instagram after the jury had returned its verdict, Gallagher scooped up his children and hugged them while they yelled 'finally!' and music played in the background. 

The Special Operations Chief has had his rank reduced though from that of Senior Chief to Petty Officer First Class and has been told he will have around $10,000 docked from his pay over the next four months.

Gallagher was sentenced on Wednesday to a rank reduction and pay forfeiture. He is shown leaving court with his wife Andrea afterwards 

Trump tweeted on Wednesday morning to congratulate Eddie Gallagher and his wife 

He was sentenced on Wednesday for the only charge he was convicted of - posing with the corpse of an ISIS fighter.

It carries a maximum confinement sentence of four months but because Gallagher already spent 10 months in the brig awaiting trial, it is considered time served.

The jury of five Marines and two Navy personnel decided the sentence. He must forfeit $2,697 of pay for four months, which works out to around $10,780.

Earlier on Wednesday, President Trump congratulate Gallagher and his wife on their court victory.

'Congratulations to Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher, his wonderful wife Andrea, and his entire family. You have been through much together. Glad I could help!' he tweeted.

In March, Trump weighed in to get Gallagher out of the brig - the military equivalent of jail - to let him go home to his wife and kids ahead of his trial for allegedly murdering a teenage ISIS fighter in Mosul, Iraq, in 2017.  

Earlier, Gallagher and his wife appeared on Fox and Friends where they thanked the president for his support and condemned the SEALs who spoke against him.   

An unidentified SEAL is shown unzipping a medical bag to tend to the boy in Mosul, 2017, while others stand around. Gallagher and one other, Corey Scott, treated him

THE WAR CRIMES GALLAGHER WAS ACCUSED OF

Murder (not guilty) 

On May 3, SEAL Team 7 was clearing villages near Mosul when they learned that Iraqi forces, which they were helping to fight ISIS, had encountered a young, IS fighter. 

He was injured and in need of medical care after suffering a collapsed lung in a strike. The boy had been brought into the SEAL compound by a Humvee of Iraqi fighters, the SEALs testified. 

Gallagher was not at the compound but was out on the field. When he call came over the radio that the boy needed care, Gallagher volunteered. 

According to witness testimony, he told the Iraqi soldiers not to waste their own medics on caring for the enemy and that he instead would tend to him. 

'Lay off him, he's mine,' he is accused of saying. When they got back to the base, some of the SEALs said they saw Gallagher give him medical aid. 

They then claimed, however, that he took his hunting knife and spontaneously stabbed him twice in the neck and once in the side. 

One testified that it caused him to bleed so profusely there was blood spurting from his neck. 

'It looked similar to a baby throwing up,' said Special Operations Chief Craig Miller. 

Others say that the last time they saw the militant, he was alive and in Gallagher's care but he was dead when they returned. 

The testimony which varies greatest is Corey Scott's who said he was the one who killed the boy because he wanted to spare him the torture he faced from Iraqi soldiers. 

Attempted murder  (not guilty)

There are two charges of assault on 'noncombatants' listed in the charge sheet. 

One is against an elderly man who the SEALs say they saw Gallagher shoot from his sniper's nest for no reason. 

The other is a young, schoolage girl who they say he shot. The SEALs said he claimed to have killed them but it is not clear from the charging sheet if they actually died. 

According to testimony, he allegedly told them over the radio: 'You guys missed them but I got them.'

On another occasion, the SEALs say he shot a different girl, aged between 12 and 14, in the stomach. She was wearing a floral hijab, they said. 

The defense argued that none of the witnesses actually saw him pull the trigger and that was entirely possible the civilians had been shot by ISIS and not Gallagher. 

Posing with a corpse, reenlistment ceremony next to a corpse and flying a drone over it  (guilty of posing with corpse) 

Photographs that were shown to the jury showed Gallagher and the other SEALs posing with the corpse of the dead Iraqi fighter once he was dead.

He sent the image to friends and boasted about it, according to the SEALs. 

Not long after he died, Portier reenlisted Gallagher into the Navy next to the boy's corpse which had been covered by a blanket. 

There was also a charge for flying a drone over it in a disrespectful way once he was dead. 

The other SEALs participated in all of these three charges which come under the term 'Novel'. 

The crime is that Gallagher discredited the Navy in his actions. 

All of the others, with the exception of Portier, were given immunity in exchange for testifying against him.    

Obstructing justice x 3 (not guilty)

Prosecutors allege that Gallagher obstructed justice by trying to stop other SEALs from testifying against him once the investigation was underway and before it began. 

They say that he threatened them and told them he would kill them if they ever told superiors how he had behaved during the deployment. 

Unlawfully firing his gun (not guilty) 

Gallagher allegedly fired his rifle indiscriminately, at least '10 times' than some of the other SEALs said they did, while deployed. 

Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (dropped before trial)

He is accused of having Sustaon 250, a testosterone injection. Prosecutors claimed he was using the steroid improperly. 

He argued that it was part of a medical kit he had been given to give to others that was discovered during a search of his house. 

Wrongful use of a controlled substance  (dropped before trial)

Gallagher also had tramadol, a highly addictive painkiller, which they say he was abusing. 

He argued that he had long held a prescription for it.  

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