This guy should have been given a medal for stopping such an atrocity, not a discharge! What message does this send to other soldiers?...stand by and do nothing? I applaud his integrity and his courage! We need more like him!
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Nancy Ryan
10 years ago
Let SFC Charles Martland to stay in the military. No rape or sexual abuse of any kind should be allowed on any military base here or abroad
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Matthew Scott
10 years ago
Reinstate this soldier, with honors, ASAP!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Thank your dear soldier for standing for these children without voices.
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Orlando Almazar
10 years ago
SFC Charles Martland should be commended for his actions, not discharged. This country should stand behind what's right, not what's popular.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
The man is a hero and what he stopped is nothing new. Watch the documentary on youtube called "This is What Winning Looks Like" to hear other soldiers speaking out about the same thing.
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David Branson
10 years ago
This country used to stand against evil. What have we now become?
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Kevin Cassidy
10 years ago
Shameful
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Kenneth S. Mello
10 years ago
Retain Sgt. Martland. Dismiss his superiors.
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patricia volk
10 years ago
He's a hero and should be decorated not villified.
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Jack F Maloney JR
10 years ago
I find what is being done to this decorated hero wrong. What is wrong with the leadership of this country to let this happen. Is Army policy defending PEDOPHELIA
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Tim F
10 years ago
Without reservation and pleasure I sign this in hopes of aiding SFC Martland. I am surprised he and CPT Quinn showed enough restraint not to kill the Afghan parasite.
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Nathan weaver
10 years ago
This is just disgusting! I'm an Army veteran and served in the Iraq war, the way the army and the U.S is handling this, is just disgusting!
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Melissa Taylor
10 years ago
This is a complete outrage that this officer is being punished for doing what's right. The job of the military is to serve and protect, if we are in another country to help them, how can the abuse of these defenseless boys be ignored?
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Robert Bevans
10 years ago
No one better to serve our country
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Lori Yadin
10 years ago
This courageous man does not deserve losing his job over protecting the basic dignity and human rights of a young boy and his Mother. Shame on Military officials who made this decision. I urge a review and return of this man's full position.
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Allen
10 years ago
To know that this is how we treat distinguished service members absolutely disgusts me. We don't need these "allies" as much as we are led to believe. As long as we are in combat, and make no mistake we still are, we need to worry more and take better care of our boots on the ground. We never would have made the progress we did in Afghanistan without men like SFC Marland and others in the SOF community. He stood up against a rapist and a pedophile. His actions should be rewarded. All that our senior leadership has managed to do is create an environment where soldiers won't stand up for what is right. Talk about toxic leadership.
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Jon Eulette
10 years ago
Please restore SFC Martland to regular Army status and allow him to continue serving our nation as a Green Beret. He's an honorable soldier and should not be penalized for being moral and upright.
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Amanda Gates
10 years ago
This shouldn't even have to be petitioned. evil should be confronted always especially at this level. If it were your child you want a brave man to do the same thing. We salute you!!
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jon lagerberg
10 years ago
Sure, kick him out, all he did was do what the Pentagon has said after the fact was consistent with US policy totally ignoring the command directives in place since the very first deployment. Have we not as a community been used as scapegoats long enough?
This guy should have been given a medal for stopping such an atrocity, not a discharge! What message does this send to other soldiers?...stand by and do nothing? I applaud his integrity and his courage! We need more like him!
Let SFC Charles Martland to stay in the military. No rape or sexual abuse of any kind should be allowed on any military base here or abroad
Reinstate this soldier, with honors, ASAP!
Thank your dear soldier for standing for these children without voices.
SFC Charles Martland should be commended for his actions, not discharged. This country should stand behind what's right, not what's popular.
The man is a hero and what he stopped is nothing new. Watch the documentary on youtube called "This is What Winning Looks Like" to hear other soldiers speaking out about the same thing.
This country used to stand against evil. What have we now become?
Shameful
Retain Sgt. Martland. Dismiss his superiors.
He's a hero and should be decorated not villified.
I find what is being done to this decorated hero wrong. What is wrong with the leadership of this country to let this happen. Is Army policy defending PEDOPHELIA
Without reservation and pleasure I sign this in hopes of aiding SFC Martland. I am surprised he and CPT Quinn showed enough restraint not to kill the Afghan parasite.
This is just disgusting! I'm an Army veteran and served in the Iraq war, the way the army and the U.S is handling this, is just disgusting!
This is a complete outrage that this officer is being punished for doing what's right. The job of the military is to serve and protect, if we are in another country to help them, how can the abuse of these defenseless boys be ignored?
No one better to serve our country
This courageous man does not deserve losing his job over protecting the basic dignity and human rights of a young boy and his Mother. Shame on Military officials who made this decision. I urge a review and return of this man's full position.
To know that this is how we treat distinguished service members absolutely disgusts me. We don't need these "allies" as much as we are led to believe. As long as we are in combat, and make no mistake we still are, we need to worry more and take better care of our boots on the ground. We never would have made the progress we did in Afghanistan without men like SFC Marland and others in the SOF community. He stood up against a rapist and a pedophile. His actions should be rewarded. All that our senior leadership has managed to do is create an environment where soldiers won't stand up for what is right. Talk about toxic leadership.
Please restore SFC Martland to regular Army status and allow him to continue serving our nation as a Green Beret. He's an honorable soldier and should not be penalized for being moral and upright.
This shouldn't even have to be petitioned. evil should be confronted always especially at this level. If it were your child you want a brave man to do the same thing. We salute you!!
Sure, kick him out, all he did was do what the Pentagon has said after the fact was consistent with US policy totally ignoring the command directives in place since the very first deployment. Have we not as a community been used as scapegoats long enough?