United American Patriots

United American Patriots (UAP) is an American nonprofit organization which advocates and funds legal defense for American servicemembers they believe to have been unjustly convicted and wrongfully imprisoned on war crimes charges. Herbert Donahue, a retired U.S. Marine Corps major who served in the Vietnam War, founded the group in 2005.[1] Retired Marine Lt. Col. David "Bull" Gurfein serves as CEO.[2] They have advocated on behalf of such American servicemembers as Robert Bales, Corey Clagett, Derrick Miller, Clint Lorance, and Eddie Gallagher.[1][2][3]

United American Patriots (UAP)
Formation2005
FounderHerbert Donahue
CEO
David Gurfein
Websiteuap.org

In 2016, The New York Times reported on UAP's collaboration the Combat Clemency Project, a student group at the University of Chicago Law School.[1]

References
  1. "Shared Mission to Pardon U.S. Soldiers Who Killed Civilians". The New York Times. May 19, 2016.
  2. "Nonprofit pushes new appeal for Army lieutenant convicted of war crimes murders". Army Times. 27 December 2018.
  3. "Charged with war crimes and stuck in the brig, a Navy SEAL vows to fight on". Navy Times. 19 October 2018.
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