'It's all over': Third Navy SEAL acquitted

"It’s all over and done with. I can’t wait to actually focus on work."

Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe is feeling a sense of relief after his career was placed in peril by an ill-advised set of charges that never should have been pursued. Despite a legal ordeal that could have ruined his life, and a hostile American media that largely took the word of a terrorist over three Navy SEALs who repeatedly risked their lives overseas, Petty Officer 2nd Class McCabe persevered. A jury of his peers acquitted the 24-year-old warrior of assault and lying to investigators.

The Virginian-Pilot reports that McCabe will soon fly to Nevada to join other SEALs in training. Instead of sitting in jail or looking for a job outside the military, he will be getting ready to return overseas to fight terrorism. Two fellow SEALs, Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Huertas and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Keefe, were also rightfully acquitted in the case.

These trials occurred because Ahmed Hashim Abed, a brutal killer behind the murders of civilians and American contractors, accused McCabe of punching him in the stomach hours after he was captured. Hopefully, news of the acquittals has already reached the terrorist's cell. Justice has been done, and now we can concentrate on making sure Abed pays for his despicable crimes, which includes beheading Iraqis and delivering the mutilated remains to horrified families.

From the beginning, The Unknown Soldiers said that McCabe, Huertas, and Keefe did nothing wrong. It shouldn't have taken court martials for that obvious conclusion to be reached. Still, it's refreshing to know that a jury chose America over the terrorists trying to destroy it. We wish these three brave Navy SEALs the best of luck and pray for their safety as they resume their hard-earned careers. Hopefully, these three men also receive an apology.