A soldier who served alongside Bowe Bergdahl and joined the hunt for the missing serviceman in Afghanistan said he was deeply frustrated that a judge had overturned the results of a court-martial.
home and not get an honorable discharge, but he deserts? misconduct before the enemy and then now he s supposed to get an honorable discharge? it s just one of the possibilities that was raised by the new york times. it s not likely according to military experts we ve spoken with. josh, i want to give you the last word. i know you say when you heard that the charges were being brought you felt relief. were you worried there would be pressure not to charge him? the truth has been out there the entire time. we ve been telling everybody that wants to listen what the truth is. from shortly after bergdahl disappeared to the initial army investigation to when he was traded back last year. everybody that was around him knew what the truth was. and it s just relieved that the united states army did the right thing in charging bergdahl with desertion and misconduct in front of the army. cody, josh, evan, thank you all for your service. and thank you for being back with us. well, you hea
home and not get an honorable discharge, but he deserts? misconduct before the enemy and then now he s supposed to get an honorable discharge? it s just one of the possibilities that was raised by the new york times. it s not likely according to military experts we ve spoken with. josh, i want to give you the last word. i know you say when you heard that the charges were being brought you felt relief. were you worried there would be pressure not to charge him? the truth has been out there the entire time. we ve been telling everybody that wants to listen what the truth is. from shortly after bergdahl disappeared to the initial army investigation to when he was traded back last year. everybody that was around him knew what the truth was. and it s just relieved that the united states army did the right thing in charging bergdahl with desertion and misconduct in front of the army. cody, josh, evan, thank you all for your service. and thank you for being back with us.
honor and distinction basically calling him a hero when they knew that wasn t true. and the facts have been the same for five years. but yet you have soldiers that are missing limbs or paid the ultimate price over there and they don t get a rose garden ceremony. all they get is an autocad letter three or four months later. what do you think should happen to him, josh? i think he should be prosecuted to the full extent allowed. so if that s maximum life in prison, then that needs to happen. i don t think that he needs to, you know, get all the benefits all the rewards that anybody else that honorably served would get. what about that though? because the new york times had a piece today suggesting that one of the questions here is whether the army will give him discharge, talking about how if you don t get one it can hinder a veteran s job prospects and weigh on the entirety of how a service member looks back on his career. to the new york times you say what, josh? i think th
calling him a hero when they knew that wasn t true. and the facts have been the same for five years. but yet you have soldiers that are missing limbs or paid the ultimate price over there and they don t get a rose garden ceremony. all they get is an autocad letter three or four months later. what do you think should happen to him, josh? i think he should be prosecuted to the full extent allowed. so if that s maximum life in prison, then that needs to happen. i don t think that he needs to, you know, get all the benefits all the rewards that anybody else that honorably served would get. what about that though? because the new york times had a piece today suggesting that one of the questions here is whether the army will give him an honorable discharge, talking about how if you don t get one it can hinder a veteran s job prospects and weigh on the entirety of how a service member looks back on his career. to the new york times you say what, josh? i think that if bowe bergdahl