Judge Rules That Bergdahl Should Serve No Prison Time
A judge ruled on Friday that Bowe Bergdahl should serve no prison time for endangering his comrades by walking away from his post in Afghanistan in 2009.
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A judge ruled on Friday that Bowe Bergdahl should serve no prison time for endangering his comrades by walking away from his post in Afghanistan in 2009.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's attorneys are nearing the end of their defense for the soldier who pleaded guilty to endangering his comrades by walking away from his remote post in Afghanistan in 2009.
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl unexpectedly took the stand at his sentencing hearing to apologize to service members who got wounded searching for him.
Emotional testimony is expected Monday when the wife of a seriously wounded soldier takes the stand during the sentencing hearing for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
A former Navy SEAL cried Wednesday as he testified about a military dog killed on a mission with him to find Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will appear Monday before a military judge who will determine his punishment for endangering comrades by walking away from his post in Afghanistan.
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told a military judge on Monday that he's pleading guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. "I understand that leaving was against the law," Bergdahl said.
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is expected to plead guilty soon to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
The military judge says prosecutors can try the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on a rare charge alleging he endangered comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan in 2009.
A military judge decided Tuesday that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off of his combat outpost in Afghanistan and spent five years in captivity, will be court-martialed under a new commander-in-chief.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl said that he walked off his base in Afghanistan to cause a crisis that would catch the attention of military brass. He wanted to warn them about what he believed were serious problems with leadership in his unit.
Bowe Bergdahl's attorneys will present evidence Friday during a hearing to determine whether the Army sergeant should face a military trial for leaving his post in Afghanistan.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's commanding officer said that his platoon was "emotionally busted" by the search for Bergdahl after he went missing in Afghanistan six years ago.
Observers wondered if Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl would be charged with desertion after the deal brokered to bring him home. He was, but he was also charged with something else.
Charges that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl deserted and endangered his post in Afghanistan intensify the debate over his politically wrought release.
The U.S. Army on Wednesday began questioning Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl about his disappearance in Afghanistan, which led to five years in captivity by the Taliban.
A senior defense official said that Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant who spent nearly five years as a Taliban captive in Afghanistan, has been returned to regular Army duty.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had been a prisoner of war in Afghanistan for five years, has been shifted to outpatient care at a Texas military base, the U.S. Army said Sunday.
Bowe Bergdahl, who has been recovering in Germany after five years as a Taliban captive, returned to the U.S. early Friday, arriving in San Antonio to continue medical treatment.
Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant who has been recuperating in Germany after being released from five years of Taliban captivity, is scheduled to arrive at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas on Friday, a defense official said.
A Plano teenager is on a personal crusade to find to a U.S. solider being held captive in Afghanistan.
