could be the next story where something happens and they re not told the truth. the american people immedianeedw the truth about bowe bergdahl and the decision to let five of the worst go when 12 years of u.s. troops, foreign troops, people risk their lives, families lives have been upended to take those type of people away from either put them away or kill them and now we say we were only kidding and let them go. there s a big problem here. this is why we re doing this. matthew was an honorable person. everybody loved him. we are doing this for matthew. we re doing it for the soldiers like josh. ken. cheryl. swrosh. thank you all so much for coming in today sharing your stories with us. thank you. thank you, chris. thank you. how could the president and
bergdahl has come from people who were personally involved in his story. members of his unit say he served without honor or distinction spshgs parents of some fallen soldiers say their sons would be alive if bergdahl gone missing from his post. joining us now from california josh kornielson who was a medic in bergdahl s unit, and here in washington sheryl brandis and parents of matthew martinek who was killed on patrol in afghanistan in 2009. one of the reasons there has been so much controversy this week is because the obama administration has pushed back against some of your claims. here is defense secretary hagel on whether soldiers were actually killed looking for bowe bergdahl. here he is. i do not know of specific circumstances or details of u.s. soldiers dying as a result of
but every single mission after bergdahl left was tilted towards finding bowe bergdahl. every single mission. josh, members of your unit, including you, have been speaking out since bergdahl was released and the administration has also been pushing back at some of the comments that you and your colleagues have made. here is a spokeswoman for the state department on some of the comments your unit has made. take a look. you spent all this time, five years, to determine whether he was a deserter or not. that s a long time. he has been in captivity, lucas. i think he is probably the persons that knows best what happened on that night. i think his squad mates have the best indication. i don t think that that s the case. i don t think that s the case. josh, your reaction to hearing somebody from the state department s podium say that, in effect, you guys don t know what went on and some on background have been tougher talking about smearing ber daul or swift
reaction to the release of bowe bergdahl has come from people who were personally involved in his story. members of his unit say he served without honor or distinction spshgs parents of some fallen soldiers say their sons would be alive if bergdahl gone missing from his post. joining us now from california josh kornielson who was a medic in bergdahl s unit, and here in washington sheryl brandis and parents of matthew martinek who was killed on patrol in afghanistan in 2009. one of the reasons there has been so much controversy this week is because the obama administration has pushed back against some of your claims. here is defense secretary hagel on whether soldiers were actually killed looking for bowe bergdahl. here he is. i do not know of specific circumstances or details of u.s.
they need to understand they could be the next story where something happens and they re not told the truth. the american people immedianeedw the truth about bowe bergdahl and the decision to let five of the worst go when 12 years of u.s. troops, foreign troops, people risk their lives, families lives have been upended to take those type of people away from either put them away or kill them and now we say we were only kidding and let them go. there s a big problem here. this is why we re doing this. matthew was an honorable person. everybody loved him. we are doing this for matthew. we re doing it for the soldiers like josh. ken. cheryl. swrosh. thank you all so much for coming in today sharing your stories with us. thank you. thank you, chris.