Bergdahl desertion report held hostage

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USA Today:

Platoon knows the truth about his desertion. The public should know as well.

Evan Buetow and Cody

February 4, 2015

 

On June 30, 2009, in Mest Malak, Afghanistan, Bowe Bergdahl left his unit and deserted the U.S. Army. We know he deserted because we were there when he did it.

 

We are confident that the overdue report from political and military leaders on Bergdahl's actions, sitting on a general's desk since October, comes to the same conclusion. It has to because the facts are clear.

Whatever the reason is for the late report and confused reporting about whether Bergdahl is set to be charged with desertion, justice is being denied to those of us who were abandoned by a fellow soldier.

 

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We are eager to hear Bowe's side of the story. We, platoon members he committed to stay with and protect, have many questions that deserve answers. While the details of Bowe's captivity are difficult to hear, we are concerned by the glaring holes in his narrative.

 

For those of us who served with him and upheld our oath to defend this nation, we ask for nothing more than the prompt scheduling of a court-martial for Bowe Bergdahl. We are eager to hear him defend his actions.

 

Evan Buetow and Cody Full served the U.S. Army in Afghanistan as members of the Second Platoon, Blackfoot Company in the First Battalion, 501st Regiment.

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