Fallen Soldier's Mom Says She Must Move On

Fallen Soldier's Mom Says She Must Move On

Army Sgt. Matthew Gallagher Shot, Killed By Roommate

BOSTON -- With tears streaming down her face, Cheryl Ruggiero said she had fought for justice for her son, Army Sgt. Matthew Gallagher.

Nearly a year after Gallagher was shot dead by another soldier in Iraq, Ruggiero said she must let the fight go for the sake of her two other children.

Gallagher, 22, was shot by his roommate, Army Sgt. Brent McBride, 25, who just accepted a plea agreement with the Army that will send him to a military prison for a maximum of seven years.

McBride will plead guilty to manslaughter instead of the original charge of murder.

Ruggiero said Army officials told her there was not enough evidence to convict McBride on the charge of murder, which under military law would have sent him to prison for a maximum of 12 years.
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