Bergdahl Planned to Run 20 Miles to Report Troubles in Unit
Bergdahl Planned to Run 20 Miles to Report Troubles in Unit by Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl left his combat outpost in Afghanistan in the middle of the night intending to run nearly 20 miles to another base, hoping to tell a top commander there about leadership problems in his platoon, an Army general testified Friday.
Maj. Gen. Kenneth Dahl, who led an investigation into the case, said Bergdahl believed that the intensive search resulting from his disappearance from Observation Post Mest would bring enough attention to him to allow him to talk to a general once he arrived at Forward Operating Base Sharana.
Instead, the Taliban captured him less than 10 hours after he left. A visit with a general wouldn’t have been likely in any event, Dahl said.
The Army is seeking a court-martial of Bergdahl on charges of desertion with intent to shirk important or hazardous duty and misbehavior before the enemy by endangering the safety of a command, unit or place. Prosecutors said Bergdahl’s disappearance put thousands of U.S. and Afghan troops in danger during a fruitless search for him…
