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In reply to the discussion: Sergeant Bergdahl is a Traitor because 'he read too much and didn’t drink enough beer' [View all]Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)4. "If deployment is lame, I'm going to get lost in the mountains and make my way to China."
Leatherman told CNN that Bergdahl "always looked at the mountains in the distance and talked of 'seeing what's on the other side.'"
Cody noted in his Twitter recollections a story that others from Blackfoot Company relay. While soldiers were searching for Bergdahl, a platoon "came upon some children, they asked him have they seen an American. The children said 'yes, he was crawling on his belly through weeds and acting funny a while ago,'" according to Cody.
The platoon went to the village where the children said the American had gone. "Villagers said an American did come through the area and was wanting water and someone who spoke English," Cody shared. "Wanted to meet with Taliban."
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/01/us/bergdahl-deserter-or-hero/
Cody noted in his Twitter recollections a story that others from Blackfoot Company relay. While soldiers were searching for Bergdahl, a platoon "came upon some children, they asked him have they seen an American. The children said 'yes, he was crawling on his belly through weeds and acting funny a while ago,'" according to Cody.
The platoon went to the village where the children said the American had gone. "Villagers said an American did come through the area and was wanting water and someone who spoke English," Cody shared. "Wanted to meet with Taliban."
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/01/us/bergdahl-deserter-or-hero/
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Sergeant Bergdahl is a Traitor because 'he read too much and didn’t drink enough beer' [View all]
kpete
Jun 2014
OP
If I were to leave the base, would it cause problems if I took my sensitive equipment?
yeoman6987
Jun 2014
#7
It's as relevant today as it was two years ago. Amazing analysis, and true.
TwilightGardener
Jun 2014
#24
"If deployment is lame, I'm going to get lost in the mountains and make my way to China."
Nye Bevan
Jun 2014
#4
Is that reliable? Because intel intercepts suggest he was captured during an
TwilightGardener
Jun 2014
#6
I think he walked away (to where, who knows) but the attack on post quote
TwilightGardener
Jun 2014
#21
Oh yeah, I think he will be a wreck for some time. I think they messed with
TwilightGardener
Jun 2014
#32
I'm afraid this note turned out to be fiction. And it was a Republican who reported it, too.
MADem
Jun 2014
#75
See, what the GOP (and others) are missing here is something really simple:
The Straight Story
Jun 2014
#10
I've seen a few somewhat naive posts, mainly as a pushback to the GOP Hang-em-High drum beat.
MADem
Jun 2014
#27
From that article it appears Bergdahl was extremely gung-ho in a unit of fuck-ups.
ieoeja
Jun 2014
#29
For crying out loud, they sound like something out of the movie Platoon. Why can't
Jefferson23
Jun 2014
#39
All the platoon interviews in this article were shopped by GOP strategists.
TwilightGardener
Jun 2014
#43