Posted on 11/04/2017 12:18:44 PM PDT by Godebert
The lead defense attorney for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl said he wants him to receive the Prisoner of War medal.
His civilian lawyer, Eugene Fidell, on Friday said his client should be recognized for the five years he spent in Taliban captivity after deserting his post in Afghanistan, according to an article by USA Today.
"We have long felt he was entitled to the POW medal," Fidell said, the newspaper reported.
It wasn't immediately clear whether Bergdahl's defense team plans to push for the award as part of the process to appeal his dishonorable discharge.
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ah. Does Mattis choose the judge? How many military judges were appointed by swamp thing zero?
I do have issues with Mattis, but only founded on a couple of his statements and know nothing of his power to get rid of the swamp in the military. Don’t know who is liberal among the most recently promoted.
Mattis sets the tone and agenda for DOD. That there is not a CNO head rolling down the halls of the Pentagon is all you need to know about the PC military business as usual attitude he has.
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