New York Times: Bowe Bergdahl to Face Court-Martial on Desertion Charges
A top Army commander on Monday ordered that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl face a court-martial on charges of desertion and endangering troops stemming from his decision to leave his outpost in 2009, prompting a huge manhunt in the wilds of eastern Afghanistan and landing him in nearly five years of harsh Taliban captivity.
The decision by Gen. Robert B. Abrams, head of Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, N.C., means that Sergeant Bergdahl, 29, faces a possible life sentence, a far more serious penalty than had been recommended by the Army’s own investigating officer, who had testified that a jail sentence would be “inappropriate.”
More News On Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl To Face Court-Martial On Charges Of Desertion And Endangering Troops
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will face court-martial for desertion, misbehavior charges -- Army Times
Attorney: Bergdahl will face general court-martial -- Stars and Stripes
Bergdahl to face desertion charge in general court-martial -- AP
Charges against U.S. Army's Bergdahl to go to general court-martial -- Reuters
Charges against Bergdahl referred to trial by court-martial -- FOX News
Bowe Bergdahl to Face General Court Martial -- ABC News
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Facing Court Martial -- NBC
Army Pursues Court Martial Against Bowe Bergdahl -- WSJ
Army says Bergdahl to face court martial for desertion -- USA Today
Bowe Bergdahl to Face Court-Martial for Deserting Post -- Time
Bergdahl case referred to general court-martial -- Politico
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to face most serious kind of court-martial in Army desertion case -- Washington Post
US soldier Bowe Bergdahl will face a court martial for desertion -- Quartz
Bowe Bergdahl's Fate Will Be Decided by a General Court-Martial -- The Atlantic
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Training and arming Afghans (when they knew one third of which deserted with their weapons and uniforms) aided the enemy and endangered the troops. Who will be tried for that fiasco? Arming the Iraqi army which gave their weapons over to ISIS endangers everyone. Who will be tried for that fiasco?
I'm sure his lawyers follow this site regularly and will use this, if they haven't already thought of it, in his defense.
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