Pardoned by former President Donald Trump, retired Maj. Mathew Golsteyn was unable to get back his medals for valor after the Army denied the request. Goldstein was alleged to have committed murder, but Trump pardoned him, making it one of the three high-profile cases in which Trump interceded on behalf of troops accused of war crimes. Aside from that, the Army has also denied Goldstein’s request to restore his Special Forces tab, remove the letter of reprimand from his file, and much more.
The Crossroads of Special Operations