Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier's Fight for Military Justice

by Bob McCarty

Bob’s first nonfiction book, Three Days In August (October 2011), chronicles the life story and wrongful conviction of Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart, a highly-decorated Green Beret combat veteran. Learn more at

296 pages, Paperback

First published October 14, 2011

About the author

Bob McCarty is the author of two nonfiction books, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight For Military Justice and The Clapper Memo, and his first fiction book, The National Bet, is due out Fall 2014.

A native of Enid, Oklahoma, Bob graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in journalism in 1984. During the next two decades, he served stints as an Air Force public affairs officer, a political campaign manager, a technology sales consultant and a public relations professional.

Bob’s first nonfiction book, Three Days In August (October 2011), chronicles the life story and wrongful conviction of Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart, a highly-decorated Green Beret combat veteran.

Bob’s second nonfiction book, The Clapper Memo (May 2013), offers irrefutable evidence of an unconventional war being waged by polygraph loyalists against all challengers to their century-old credibility assessment technology. Best described as a “turf war,” this conflict has been raging silently for 40 years, shows no signs of easing, and impacts Americans around the world. Among those involved in the turf war is Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr., the nation’s top intelligence officials.

Bob’s first fiction book, The National Bet (Fall 2014) follows FBI Special Agent “Joe-L” Wilson as he faces the challenge of a lifetime, tapped to lead an investigation into the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans during the Fourth of July weekend. His challenge becomes personal after he plays The National Bet.

Reviews

[Martha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only a 3-day trial for such horrendous accusations - unbelievable. Unbelievable how a soldier, a highly decorated soldier (Green Beret), with an unblemished record could be put through so much humiliation and torment with no physical evidence; her word against his. That was it! And, the witnesses that came forth later to discredit parts of the accuser’s testimony proved that she stretched the truth, or more directly – lied.

Sergeant First Class Kelly A. Stewart is accused of rape, kidnap, sodomy and other hideous offenses, all from a one-night stand with a civilian woman in Germany, August 23, 2008. He was married at the time with a baby on the way. Adultery he admits to and states his shame regarding this one-night stand over and over, but he denies vehemently any wrong doing with this German woman, Ms. Heinrich (which is not the accuser’s real name). A consensual sexual encounter is Stewart’s side of the story.

This book takes you through the trial piece by piece and lets you see what took place in the U. S. military court in Germany. Stewart’s defense attorneys were denied releasing the accuser’s past medical records regarding her mental health. Her mental health records show she was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, but this was not admissible in court.

Very scary to see how one person can make horrendous accusations and the outcome from a jury (who may not have all the facts in the trial) can put you in prison, just within three days. This was a compelling read for me.

[Chaplain Stanley Chapin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tough duty

I also did my service for my country, I would do so again if needed. However the Uniform Court of Military Justice has it's fault as does the civilian court. This clearly shows both the mistakes of the individual and the military court.