Army To Probe Circumstances Of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s Capture

This undated image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The nearly five-year effort to free the only American soldier held captive in Afghanistan is scattered among numerous federal agencies with a loo... This undated image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The nearly five-year effort to free the only American soldier held captive in Afghanistan is scattered among numerous federal agencies with a loosely organized group of people working on it mostly part time, according to two members of Congress and military officials involved in the effort. An ever-shrinking U.S. military presence in Afghanistan has re-focused attention on efforts to bring home Bergdahl, who has been held by the Taliban since June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/U.S. Army) MORE LESS
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The U.S. Army announced Tuesday that it will investigate the circumstances surrounding Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s 2009 capture in Afghanistan, although it did not announce a timeline for the probe.

“As an Army, we are grateful that an American soldier is back in American hands. The warrior ethos is more than words, and we should never leave a comrade behind,” Army Secretary John McHugh said in a statement. “Our first priority is ensuring Sgt. Bergdahl’s health and beginning his reintegration process. There is no timeline for this, and we will take as long as medically necessary to aid his recovery.”

“As Chairman Dempsey indicated, the Army will then review this in a comprehensive, coordinated effort that will include speaking with Sgt. Bergdahl to better learn from him the circumstances of his disappearance and captivity,” McHugh continued. “All other decisions will be made thereafter, and in accordance with appropriate regulations, policies and practices.”

Some of the soldiers who served in Bergdahl’s unit painted him as a deserter, a characterization which has led some to question the deal executed by the Obama administration to trade him for five Afghan detainees from the Guantanamo Bay facility. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey said earlier Tuesday in a statement that Bergdahl is “innocent until proven guilty.”

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  1. For some reason Saving Private Bergdahl has turned out to be a very divisive decision.

  2. The Taliban interviews should be very helpful.

  3. Not that this will quell the braying idiots on the ‘right’ but glad that this is being looked into by the Army.

  4. Avatar for pbw pbw says:

    NOW the army is probing it?

  5. Good that an official USArmy inquiry will be made, and better to do it when OUR soldier has a chance to recover from his ordeal. Will the righties allow the subject to recover humanely from his ordeal in order that he may take an active part in the discovery of the truth, or, will they scream and shout for his bloody head in the next few days, thus revealing themselves to be the craven spittle twits they are? Anyone wanna bet…?

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