| United American Patriots (UAP) | |
| Formation: | 2005 |
| Founder: | Herbert Donahue |
| Vat Id: | (for European organizations) --> |
| Owners: | --> |
| Leader Title: | CEO |
| Leader Name: | David Gurfein |
United American Patriots (UAP) is an American nonprofit organization which advocates and funds legal defense for American servicemembers they believe to have been unjustly convicted and imprisoned on war crimes charges. Herbert Donahue, a retired U.S. Marine Corps major who served in the Vietnam War, founded the group in 2005.[1] Retired Marine Lt. Col. David "Bull" Gurfein is CEO.[2] They have advocated on behalf of such American service members as Robert Bales, Corey Clagett, Derrick Miller, Clint Lorance, and Eddie Gallagher.[1] [2] [3]
In 2016, The New York Times reported on UAP's collaboration the Combat Clemency Project, a student group at the University of Chicago Law School.[1]