Here’s Why Bergdahl is Claiming He Left His Post This Time
By Richard Sisk. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s defense against a desertion charge will rely in part on his claim that he walked off his post in Afghanistan in an attempt to reach another U.S. base to report on wrongdoing in his unit.
The whistleblower argument has been put forward in a memo from Bergdahl’s lawyer, military law specialist Eugene Fidell, and CNN reported Friday that senior Defense Department officials confirmed that Bergdahl’s claim was included in an Army investigation of the case by Maj. Gen. Kenneth Dahl.
Dahl’s report went to Gen. Mark Milley, head of the Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, N.C., who earlier this week authorized charges of one count of desertion and one count of misbehavior before the enemy against Bergdahl.
The senior Defense officials cited by CNN said that Bergdahl claimed to be concerned about problems with “order and discipline” at Combat Outpost Mest-Lalak in Paktika province and also had concerns about “leadership issues at his base.”
One of the Defense officials said “This was a kid who had leadership concerns on his mind. He wasn’t fed up, he wasn’t planning to desert,” CNN reported. (Read more from “Here’s Why Bergdahl is Claiming He Left His Post This Time” HERE)
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Actor Gary Sinise demands Obama ANSWER for men who died to save ‘deserter’ Bergdahl
By Tom Tillison. Gary Sinise, the man who played Lt. Dan in the blockbuster film “Forrest Gump,” is demanding that the White House explain its actions in trading five top level Taliban commanders for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
Following the announcement on Wednesday that Bergdahl is being charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, Sinise took to Twitter to suggest the Obama administration owes an explanation to not only the country, but to the families of the soldiers who died looking for Bergdahl.
Administration must explain, especially 2 families of those lost attempting 2 find him, the GITMO trade https://t.co/8SznjntflV
— Gary Sinise (@GarySinise) March 25, 2015
The beloved, Emmy Award-winning actor is a tireless advocate for veterans and with more than a half million followers on Twitter, his tweet generated plenty of responses — few of them favorable to “this lawless administration,” as one user stated. (Read more from this story HERE)
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