He takes great pride in the firehouse and pushes his men to be their best with a firm but fair attitude.

At times when Firehouse 51 has come under scrutiny, Boden has fought to protect its integrity.

He went on to marry another woman but that marriage fell through as well.īoden is extremely loyal to the firehouse and the 51 family. After the marriage fell through, Wallace maintained contact with Jimmy. As he mentions in A Closer Eye, that before he became Battalion Chief of Firehouse 51 and the 25th Battalion, he was a Captain at Firehouse 22.Īt some point in his life, he married a woman named Shonda and he served as a father figure to her son Jimmy who he loved like his own son and never referred to him as a stepson. He has served in the fire department for over 30 years, working alongside Benny Severide and the late Henry Mills, fathers of Kelly Severide and Peter Mills respectively.Īs stated in Haunted House, he was a Firefighter/EMT Candidate at Firehouse 22, but it is unknown if he rose to Captain at that Firehouse or got transferred to another station then back again for his promotion as Captain. However, Graffam testified that on the same day he saw the man in black get shot, another witness, Petty Officer 1st Class Dylan Dille, told him he had seen a civilian wearing white get shot and Gallagher said something over the radio 'You guys missed but I got him.Wallace Boden was the Battalion Chief of Firehouse 51. They said that stories about Gallagher shooting civilians from the sniper tower were 'made up' months later by SEALs planning a 'mutiny.' Some of the SEALs' testimony appeared to confirm parts of the prosecution's case.ĭefense attorneys and Gallagher's family have said repeatedly in interviews that Gallagher's teammates waited 'months' or 'a year' before reporting their chief for war crimes. Parlatore told the Union-Tribune this shooting was an example of a 'good shoot.' Gallagher's criminal charges do not mention this shooting. He said he never saw the chief shoot civilians but he saw Gallagher shoot an unarmed man dressed in black who he said was moving 'tactically' between structures. Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Graffam also testified he had been with Gallagher several times in the tower, serving as his spotter. Alazzawi said he never saw Gallagher do that. Master Chief Brian Alazzawi said he had spent a week with Gallagher, including time in the sniper tower where prosecutors say Gallagher shot civilians.

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