This guy took a cheap shot and ran.
And if they were having a "wake" in a bar? Why wasn't it private?
Depends on what kind of bar it was.
If it's the kind of bar reserved for SEALs then it's private.
We had a bar at Bragg that only Special Forces were allowed in. You had to be a member of Special Forces Association or had earned a Special Forces tab or an 18 series MOS to enter.
You would be taking your life in your hands if you came in the place mouthing off. It is not beneath one Special Ops member punching out another. It happens all of the time. No question Ventura had it coming to him.