president trump tweeted," congratulations to navy seal eddie gallagher, glad i could help." e case was closed, but the fight was not over. gallagher had been convicted of posing for the photo and demoted- until the president ordered his rank restored. next, the navy moved to strip him of his trident pin, the symbol of his elite status as a seal. president trump said no way. >> donald trump: well, they wanted to take his pin away, and i said, "no, you're not going to take it away." he was a great fighter. he was one of the ultimate fighters. tough guy. >> martin: gallagher kept his pin, but the secretary of the navy, richard spencer, lost his job-- abruptly fired for going behind the secretary of defense's back in an effort to stop the president from intervening. now retired and living in florida, the 40-year-old gallagher still looks fit, but his years as a seal have taken their toll: two bulging discs and 18 documented concussions. the glory wall in his garage gym tells the story of his career including that last ill-fated deployment to iraq. there's the motto of the platoon