Green Beret who Stood Up for Rape Victim to be Booted Out of Army

The U.S. Army is expelling a Green Beret for actions he took after learning that a young boy in Afghanistan was raped and the police weren't going to do anything about it.

Fox News reports that Sgt. 1st Class Charles Mortland is being discharged because he pushed to the ground a police commander in Afghanistan who had raped a young boy and then beaten his mother when she reported the incident to the police.

Mortland was disgusted when he learned about the crime and lost his cool when the police officer kept laughing as Mortland tried to tell him what a terrible crime he had committed. The incident took place in 2011 while Mortland was on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan.

The policeman then reported Mortland to another Army unit that was stationed in the next tdown over, and shortly after that he was picked up by a helicopter, briefly given a new assignment, and then sent home.

Mortland is well-respected by his fellow soldiers and won a Bronze Star for his efforts on the battlefield.

Born in Massachusetts, Mortland attended college at Florida State University where he played on the school's football team. He dropped out of college in 2004 and joined the Army, graduating from Special Forces Qualification Course in 2006. He then served in Iraq starting in 2008 before starting his first tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2010.

Throughout his time in the special forces, Mortland learned how to become a jumpmaster, combat diver, and sniper.

Mortland is fighting the Army's efforts to discharge him, but is currently working on Wall Street. If the Army does not change its position, he will be involuntarily discharged effective November 1.

Mortland is not alone in this fight though, as Congressional Representative Duncan Hunter of California has written to the Pentagon to get them to reverse course.