Posted on 10/12/2015 8:03:42 AM PDT by HomerBohn
HOUSTON (AP) A former member of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's platoon said Sunday he's angered by an Army officer's recommendation that Bergdahl face a lower-level court martial and be spared the possibility of jail time for leaving his post in Afghanistan.
Josh Korder, an ex-U.S. Army sergeant, said Bergdahl should face life imprisonment because he holds him responsible for several deaths that occurred after Bergdahl abandoned his post in 2009, leaving his platoon in Blackfoot Company.
"Was it during the search for Bergdahl that we lost men in Blackfoot company? No. But was it as a result of that search and as a result of him leaving that we lost members of Blackfoot company? Yes," Korder said in a telephone interview.
The Pentagon has said there's no evidence anyone died searching for Bergdahl. But his commanding officers in Afghanistan testified last month at an Article 32 hearing which reviewed evidence against Bergdahl that a 45-day search for him put soldiers in danger.
Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban after leaving his post in June 2009, and held until last year, when he was exchanged for five Taliban commanders. Bergdahl was charged in March with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, a charge that carries up to life in prison.
Eugene Fidell, Bergdahl's attorney, said Saturday Lt. Col. Mark Visger has recommended that Bergdahl's case be referred to a special court martial, which is a misdemeanor-level forum. It limits the maximum punishment to reduction in rank, a bad-conduct discharge and a term of up to a year in prison.
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The fix is in.
“The Pentagon has said there’s no evidence anyone died searching for Bergdahl.”
Huh? I thought there were deaths. Is this another Sandy Hook wag the dog production?
Obama has even RUINED OUR MILITARY!!! He has CORRUPTED IT and EVERYTHING HE’S TOUCHED!!
Visger is DIRTY!!
Firing squad is the only appropriate punishment.
I believe the phrase is “fundamentally transformed”...and let’s be clear— the right has tolerated every single one of these moves.
Obama said he was a Hero
Birddog is Obama’s version of a hero.
Impeach Obama!!! He is the true “traitor” to the USA!!!
And you probably wouldnt expect a 300,000.00 dollar check....
Tapes show he joined the Taliban
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3346975/posts?page=13
Obama has even RUINED OUR MILITARY!!! He has CORRUPTED IT and EVERYTHING HES TOUCHED!!
you nailed it.
So he gets his back pay?
All over the country, little boys are playing with their GI Beau figures!
“My GI Beau can run away faster than yours!”
“Yeah, but my GI Beau can drop his pants faster!”
Setting an example for America’s youth!
I agree with no jail time.
Take him straight to the
gallows
firing squad
electric chair
gurney
This LTC is looking for his ticket to be punched in the all new army where fags and lesbians are affirmative action untouchables and female EM must breast feed their babes before combat readiness is a priority. This army is a damn disgrace. How any officer could come up with that decision is mind boggling.
Indeed, agree. The fix is in. Our military will soon be Obamatized, and we can then put the new progressive symbol on them. What will that symbol look like? See “Nazi”.
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