I understand, legally, what it takes to get a pardon, and how difficult they are to get, as a mother, I want that for Michael. I want him to be forgiven, be able to, if and when he has kids, and wants to coach Little League, that he ’ll be able to do it, and not be prevented because of a criminal conviction.

Vicki Behenna

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If these guys messed up, there are administrative ways to handle it. But we charge them with murder, these guys are put on multiple tours, and they’re stressed out. We’re fighting an enemy that has no uniform. These guys had no criminal record, I ’d have any of them as my neighbor, even living in my home. They’re phenomenal people. We second-guessed them and put them in prison.

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I understand criminal law, but I was not familiar at all with the UCMJ.

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We released Al Qaeda terrorists, not on parole, we let Al Qaeda terrorists go free even though we know a third of Al Qaeda terrorists go back [ to terrorist activities ]. But we don’t give that to our guys.

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