Released Soldier’s Parents Appear With Obama

As the parents of United States Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, Jani Bergdahl (left) and Bob Bergdahl (right) look on, U.S. President Barack Obama (center) makes a statement regarding the release of their son Sgt. Bowe ... As the parents of United States Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, Jani Bergdahl (left) and Bob Bergdahl (right) look on, U.S. President Barack Obama (center) makes a statement regarding the release of their son Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl by the Taliban, Saturday May 31, 2014, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C. Credit: John Harrington / Pool via CNP Photo by: John Harrington/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of the lone U.S. soldier held in Afghanistan, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, says the nature of his son’s recovery will never really be comprehended.

Bob Bergdahl stood with his wife, Jani, and President Barack Obama in the White House Rose Garden on Saturday and thanked everyone in the U.S. and around the world involved in his son’s release after five years’ captivity.

Said Bergdahl, quote, “We just can’t communicate the words this morning when we heard from the president.”

Jani Bergdahl said she and her husband will, quote, “continue to stay strong for Bowe while he recovers.”

The Taliban released Bowe Bergdahl to the U.S. in exchange for five detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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