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Beaudry Robert "Bowe" Bergdahl (born March 28, 1986) is a former United States Army soldier who was held captive from 2009 to 2014 by the Taliban-aligned Haqqani network in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
On May 31, 2014, following negotiations coordinated by the government of Qatar, the five detainees were exchanged for Bergdahl, who was thought to be the last remaining American prisoner of war. [16] The Taliban five were taken from Guantanamo Bay and flown by a C-17 Globemaster III to Qatar, where they were required to remain for a year as a ...
By ROBERT BURNS WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army said Monday it has begun investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the disappearance and capture of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan. It ...
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday voided a 2017 court-martial conviction against Bowe Bergdahl, an Army sergeant who walked off his post in 2009 only to be captured by the Taliban and spend five ...
In June 2009, US Army infantryman Bowe Bergdahl deserted his post with 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, and was subsequently captured by the Taliban. Over his five years of captivity, DEVGRU Red Squadron operators and Rangers from the 75th Ranger Regiment "spun up" operations to rescue him, but each resulted in a "dry hole."
Former sergeant was dishonourably discharged and forced to forfeit pay in 2017
Thirteen brigade Soldiers were killed in action during the deployment; they are honored with a black granite memorial located in front of the brigade headquarters at Fort Richardson. SPC Bowe Bergdahl, assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment (Airborne), was held captive by the Taliban from June 2009 to June 2014. [14]
Waltz led search missions in Afghanistan for Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had deserted his post. Waltz criticized the Obama administration for treating Bergdahl’s release from the Taliban as a cause ...