My Favorite Military Heroes May 2015, Cervera de los Montes 111 x 76 cm Acrylic color and permanet marker on paper i Chelsea (born Bradley) Manning is a United States Army soldier who was convicted in July 2013 of violations of the Espionage Act and other offenses, after disclosing to WikiLeaks nearly three-quarters of a million classified or unclassified but sensitive military and diplomatic documents.