Friday, June 30, 2017

Judge allows Bergdahl to be charged for endangering comrades, faces life in prison

Via Billy

A military officer testified that he saw Sgt. First Class Mark Allen (pictured) shot in the head during the 2009 search for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. (How about an eye for an eye?)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The military judge overseeing Army Sgt. Bowe  case says prosecutors can try the soldier on a rare charge alleging he endangered comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan in 2009.

The judge, Col. Jeffery Nance, rejected a defense motion on Thursday to dismiss the charge of misbehavior before the enemy, which carries up to a life sentence.

On June 21, a former Navy Seal testified that his military career ended when he was shot in the leg during a hastily planned mission to find Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl after the soldier left his post in Afghanistan.

 also faces a desertion charge, punishable by up to 5 years, at trial in October.

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  1. AnonymousJuly 1, 2017 at 12:51 AM

    I don't want any additional energy spend on bergdahl. We already spent millions of dollars to get him back. Either shoot him or let him go. I don't care.
    No one was wounded by looking for him. They were wounded in action fighting the enemy. Don't diminish the price they paid.

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    1. Brock TownsendJuly 1, 2017 at 12:30 PM

      No one was wounded by looking for him.

      "A military officer testified that he saw Sgt. First Class Mark Allen (pictured) shot in the head during the 2009 search for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl."

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