Spc. Rene Rodriguez will receive the Soldier's Medal on Wednesday.
Gunnery Sgts. Danny Draher and Josh Negron in February were found not guilty of more serious charges, including homicide.
“More than just legal questions, I think we heard some anger from the judges,” said a lawyer for Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet.
Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet is alleging unlawful command influence by a top Marine lawyer.
The incident began on New Year’s 2019.
A jury found that Gunnery Sgts. Josh Negron and Danny Draher had violated a lawful general order by consuming alcohol while deployed to Iraq.
Gunnery Sgts. Josh Negron and Danny Draher were acquitted on charges of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide.
“I found a brain that was severely traumatized,” he said, describing the blood, hemorrhaging, bruising and dead tissue.
Defense lawyers worked to sow doubt about the prosecution’s theory that former Green Beret Rick Rodriguez died because of his head injury.
The two sides differed about whether it looked like the contractor or the Marines instigated the violence.
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