Navy SEALS secretly captured the terrorist who masterminded the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater guys in 2004. Remember, when we saw the contractors being dragged through the streets and eventually hung over a bridge? The SEALS caught the asshole responsible.

Unfortunately, those same heroic SEALS are being charged with a crime in connection with that apprehension.

Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber," told investigators he was punched by his captors — and he had the bloody lip to prove it.

Now, instead of being lauded for bringing to justice a high-value target, three of the SEAL commandos, all enlisted, face assault charges and have retained lawyers.

Matthew McCabe, a Special Operations Petty Officer Second Class (SO-2), is facing three charges: dereliction of performance of duty for willfully failing to safeguard a detainee, making a false official statement, and assault.

Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe, SO-2, is facing charges of dereliction of performance of duty and making a false official statement.

Petty Officer Julio Huertas, SO-1, faces those same charges and an additional charge of impediment of an investigation.

Personally, I think they should have shot him in the head rather than arrest him. He should consider himself lucky that all he got was a bloody lip.