Of particular note: 6 men died looking for Bergdahl and Susan Rice said he served with honor and distinction.
Update: For the summary of the press conference today on Bergdahl, click here.
- The Army’s2014 investigation is being treated as evidence in Article 32 hearing.
- Colonel King says: Bergdahl charged with misbehavior before the enemy could result in life in prison.
- Colonel King: Desertion includes a maximum of confinement of 99 years, a reduction to private and forfeiture of pay.
- An Article 32 hearing will determine if there is sufficient evidence for a court martial to be held at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
- Bergdahl has been charged with Article 85 and one count of Article 99
Bowe Bergdahl Charged With Desertion
The Daily Beast’s Nancy Youssef reports that U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been charged with desertion, according to his attorney.
One of the released of the Taliban 5 has made official contact with Islamic State. The Taliban operates in Afghanistan and Islamic State is already making connections and cell operations in Afghanistan.
The U.S. military says it will make an announcement Wednesday on the case against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who left his post in Afghanistan and was held by the Taliban for five years before being released in a prisoner exchange.
U.S. Army Forces Command, based in North Carolina, said it will discuss the “next planned steps” in the case.
Gen. Mark Milley, head of U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, has been reviewing the case and has a broad range of legal options. They include various degrees of desertion charges. A major consideration is whether military officials would be able to prove that Bergdahl had no intention of ever returning to his unit – a key element in the more serious desertion charges.
