In a stunning reversal, the U.S. Army decided late Thursday to retain a decorated Green Beret it had planned to kick out after he physically confronted a local Afghan commander accused of raping a boy over the course of many days.

Sgt 1st Class Charles Martland, confirmed the Army's decision to retain him when reached by Fox News, who has been covering the story in depth for the past eight months and first broke the story of the Army's decision in August to kick out Martland over the incident, which occurred in northern Afghanistan in 2011.

"I am real thankful for being able to continue to serve," said Martland when reached on the telephone by Fox News. "I appreciate everything Congressman Duncan Hunter and his Chief of Staff, Joe Kasper did for me."

As first reported by Fox News, while deployed to Kunduz Province, Afghanistan, Martland and his team leader confronted a local police commander in 2011 accused of raping an Afghan boy and beating his mother. When the man laughed off the incident, they shoved him to the ground.

Martland and his team leader were later removed from the base, and eventually sent home from Afghanistan. The U.S. Army has not confirmed the specifics of Martland's separation from service citing privacy reasons, but a “memorandum of reprimand” from October 2011 obtained by Fox News makes clear that Martland was criticized by the brass for his intervention after the alleged rape. Asked for comment in September 2015, an Army spokesman reiterated, "the U.S. Army is unable to confirm the specifics of his separation due to the Privacy Act."

An Army spokesman said Thursday that Martland's status has been changed, allowing him to stay in the Army in a statement to Fox News.

"In SFC Martland’s case, the Army Board for Correction of Military Records determination modified a portion of one of SFC Martland’s evaluation reports and removed him from the QMP list, which will allow him to remain in the Army," said Lt. Col. Jerry Pionk.

Martland's former Special Forces team leader, now out of the Army and living in New York said the Army is a better place with Martland in its ranks.

"This is not just a great victory for SFC Martland and his family- I’m just as happy that he can continue to serve our country and inspire his peers, subordinates and officers to be better soldiers. Charles makes every soldier he comes in contact with better and the Army is undoubtedly a better organization with SFC Martland still in its ranks," said Martland's former team leader Danny Quinn when reached by Fox News Thursday.

Quinn is a 2003 graduate of West Point.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/04/29/army-retains-decorated-green-beret-it-planned-to-kick-out-over-confronting-afghan-child-rapist.html?intcmp=hplnws

Finally some sanity!

The insanity is that it was even an issue in the first place....

yeah, surprised Obama didn't have him court-martialed.
Let's give Bergdall the medal of honor

I totally agree and yet this man has a target on his back.
I hope he is allowed to finish his hitch and retire with the honours he is entitled.

Sadly this is NOT an isolated incident. This is Afghanistan culture.
Women are viewed for 'procreation', & boys for 'sex'.
It has always been. And the world has always turned a blind eye.
* Kidnapped, Sold, Traded & Recruited *
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http://youtu.be/eM-xe6wHjnw/
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'They prefer boys in Afghanistan': Dancing bachas recruited for sex (RT Documentary)

Published on Mar 6, 2016

In Afghanistan women are forbidden to dance in public. Local men suffer – they want entertainment and sex at any cost. RT talked to “bachas”, boys dressed as women who dance for older men at male-only parties, and “playboys”, the bosses who recruit them. A private party usually ends up with guests bidding for a night with the ‘bacha’ (a ‘boy’ in Farsi).
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http://youtu.be/RLUP7t32zEA/

Afghan Boy Sexual Abuse Cover-Up Exposed By US Soldier

Published on Sep 21, 2015

US soldiers in Afghanistan were told by the US Army to ignore the sexual abuse of local boys by Afghan commanders, according to a shocking New York Times report. We look at the cover-up on the Lip News with Margaret Howell and Elliot Hill.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-told-to-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html/

Don't **** with a Green Beret.

Good, he should also be given a promotion now that they tried to damage his career. He probably would have been promoted a couple times over the past couple years if they hadn't been trying to screw him over.

What really sucks is the other soldier involved was forced to resign and take an Honorable Discharge for face court martial. He should be offered his position back, back pack and full restoration of rank.

just one of many,,,

http://www.infowars.com/why-are-dozens-of-high-ranking-officers-being-purged-from-the-u-s-military/

obarry is an azz...

yes... he should but we know sigh.... it won't happen. Sometimes it really depresses me when I think of what our country try has become.

the main aim still not work like this right? Hmmmmm~~~more pression means totaly madness or something else......maybe that GF will help with.....don't tell me you dues will try that doll in car like that next time or YAR hat will belongs to me.....and some one special now is with his little shop then right? don't tell me next time you'll choose the wrong person to do so again.....and i bet 100 dolar that you're still not the type whom must being fire because traditional way is i don't want to seen the whole facility was design by C.I.U again it is horrible. go tell that due i have no cash no visa. unless he will bet millions of dolar that i'm not sherff or technician and some thing else and i'd advice you must love your little shop then unless you want to pertending your self as EVERY MAN like me.....i don't like this career more or less.....it is quite complicating both confuse......and yes go tell your pals too this nakephet is kind of mess with the bulletin neither paladins.....yes even some "logist" point that Cru-Z means me........hospitalist knews the details more precitly. go asking them what had happen....unless that gaint rabbit will doing this whole world a godamn favour as tha man in tha sun......yea every one is kondo......baga~~~~sane wa dane desuga?.....as those old mad due request....yea kon then do......better to hightly drill with some sore of C.P.B next time.....or it's time to take some pill now.....god bless U.C.A....yea more or less.....HeeeeeeeeHaaaaa~~~~~~