Daily Mail just picked up the story. Does not paint the SEAL's in very good light:
Navy SEALs try to block Medal of Honor recommendation for airman | Daily Mail Online
A bitter dispute has erupted between two sections of the US Armed Forces over whether
President Trump should agree to grant a Medal of Honor recommendation to an airman for his actions during a disastrous mission in
Afghanistan.
The Air Force say Technical Sergeant John Chapman should receive the award for heroically fighting Al-Qaeda fighters for an hour after being left for dead by a team of Navy Seals in March 2002, citing a new analysis of drone footage as evidence.
But the SEALs have angrily insisted Chapman had already been killed by the time they retreated and have been lobbying against the Air Force’s application to grant him the posthumous award. Six other US died during the mission, named Anaconda.
'The SEALs did not want to be told—officially—that they left a comrade on that mountain alive,' a former defense official told
Newsweek.
The Air Force, meanwhile, insist Chapman deserved the honor for what they believe was a heroic last stand and say the SEALs are just trying to protect their reputation.
They are also furious that the SEAL commander accused of leaving him for dead, Chief Britt Slabinski, will himself receive the top award at the White House this week, it was announced on Monday.