Questions Arise On Why Was A Green Beret Officer's Silver Star Revoked

Then-Capt. Mathew l. Golsteyn at his award ceremony in January 2011.(Photo: James Robinson/The Fayetteville Observer)

Dan Lamonthe, Stars and Stripes/Washington Post: Green Beret officer's Silver Star revoked as Army cites investigation

WASHINGTON — Capt. Mathew L. Golsteyn was leading a Special Forces team in Afghanistan in 2010 when an 80-man mission he assembled to hunt insurgent snipers went awry. One of their five vehicles sunk into mud, a gunshot incapacitated an Afghan soldier fighting alongside the Americans, and insurgents maneuvered around them to rake the soggy fields with machine-gun fire.

Golsteyn, already a decorated Green Beret officer, responded with calm resolve and braved enemy fire repeatedly that day, according to an Army summary of his actions. He received the Silver Star for valor for his actions on Feb. 20, 2010, during a 2011 ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C. Top Army officials later approved him for an upgrade to the prestigious Distinguished Service Cross, second only to the Medal of Honor in honoring heroism in combat by U.S. soldiers.

WNU Editor: Rep. Duncan Hunter has a must read post on this case .... Average Soldiers Don’t Trust Their Generals and They Have a Point (Rep. Duncan Hunter, Daily Beast).

More News On The Case Of Capt. Mathew L. Golsteyn

Special forces major faces revocation of Silver Star over killing allegation -- FOX News
Afghanistan War Hero Stripped of Silver Star -- Washington Free Beacon
Congressman pushes Army on why it revoked Green Beret's Silver Star -- Army Times
CIA job interview leads to criminal investigation of Green Beret -- Washington Post