Lt. Col. Stu Sheller, National Hero

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Lt. Col. Stu Sheller, National Hero

August 28, 2021|

9:23 am
Rod Dreher

Lt. Col. Stu Sheller, National Hero

Lt. Col. Stu Sheller, National Hero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Qie2oZKW0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Qie2oZKW0

4:53 video runtime

August 28, 2021|

9:23 am
Rod Dreher

Look at this:

If you watch nothing else today, watch that cri de coeur from a Marine who is disgusted by the lack of accountability among his superiors for what happened in Afghanistan.

And now he has paid a price:

The Marine officer who filmed a viral video calling out senior military and civilian leaders for failures in Afghanistan was relieved of command Friday “based on a lack of trust and confidence,” he said.

“My chain of command is doing exactly what I would do…if I were in their shoes,” Lt. Col. Stu Scheller wrote in identical Facebook and LinkedIn posts announcing his dismissal from command of the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine leaders can address their disagreements with the chain of command through proper channels, not social media, said Maj. Jim Stenger, a Marine Corps spokesman, in an emailed statement confirming that Scheller had been relieved by Col. David Emmel, commanding officer of the School of Infantry-East.

“This is obviously an emotional time for a lot of Marines, and we encourage anyone struggling right now to seek counseling or talk to a fellow Marine,” Stenger said.

Watch the video. That’s a man.
about the author

Rod Dreher is a senior editor at The American Conservative. A veteran of three decades of magazine and newspaper journalism, he has also written three New York Times bestsellers—Live Not By Lies, The Benedict Option, and The Little Way of Ruthie Leming—as well as Crunchy Cons and How Dante Can Save Your Life. Dreher lives in Baton Rouge, La.