For five years, soldiers have been forced to stay silent about the disappearance and search for Bergdahl. Now we can talk about what really happened.
I find it interesting how this story evolved. I listen to NPR quite a bit, and when the story was first announced it was declared that he was captured "while falling behind from his patrol" (as mentioned in this article). A few hours later, it was something along the lines of "he may have deserted." In the afternoon, there was a whole story discussing this viewpoint. Interesting how the story changes I suppose.
I have extremely mixed feelings about this story. On one hand, I can sympathize with Bergdahl for questioning what the war was really about and whether the US was in the right. On the other hand, disappearing during the night and leaving your fellow soldiers vulnerable is about the worst thing you can do. I think it was on To The Point the other night, they had a soldier who was stationed with Bergdahl in Afghanistan. Hearing the emotion in his voice as he talked about the 6 men who died as a direct result of having to search for Bergdahl was tough.