A U.S. military who posted videos on social media criticizing military leadership and the joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden< will face a court-martial hearing next Thursday and Friday at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in us-regions.
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“Did anyone raise their hand and say, ‘We completely messed this up?'” Scheller had asked in a video. “I’m not saying we can take back what has been done. All I asked for was accountability, for people to comment on what I said and to say, ‘Yes. Mistakes were made.’ And had they done that I would’ve gone back into rank and file, submitted, and accomplished what I wanted.”
Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Jr. faces six misdemeanor-level charges for criticizing the Afghanistan withdrawal on social media.
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Many conservatives have rallied behind Scheller for speaking out about the chaotic withdrawal from the 20-year war and his parents have said his punishment seems needlessly harsh.
“They are trying to bury our son,” his mother Cathy Scheller told Tucker Carlson late last month.
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Scheller is a decorated Marine who has served for 17 years.
His other charges include contempt toward officers, disrespect toward superior commissioned officers and failure to obey order or regulation.
Fox News’ Lucas Y. Tomlinson, Hannah Grossman, Angelica Stabile and Michael Lee contributed to this report.
