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Military: Bergdahl may face life in prison if convicted
KFOX-TV / The Associated Press ^ | March 25, 2015 | Lolita C. Baldor and Allen G. Breed, AP

Posted on 03/25/2015 3:39:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who abandoned his post in Afghanistan and was held captive for five years by the Taliban, was charged Wednesday by the U.S. military with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and could get life in prison if convicted.

The misbehavior charge could land Bergdahl in prison for life, though some legal experts said a lengthy sentence was unlikely. He also could be dishonorably discharged and forfeit all his pay if convicted on either charge.

Next, an Article 32 hearing — similar to a civilian grand jury proceeding — will be held at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio....

(Excerpt) Read more at kfoxtv.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; army; bergdahl; gitmo; military; taliban; terrorism; texas
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Wasn't there some dunce at the New York Times hoping he'd get an honorable discharge so it'd be easy for him to find a job after leaving the service?
1 posted on 03/25/2015 3:39:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Shoot him dead.


2 posted on 03/25/2015 3:41:33 PM PDT by gwgn02
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Can he get an honorable discharge when he gets out?


3 posted on 03/25/2015 3:41:50 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP for A Slower Handbasket)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Bergdahl will serve his life sentence with honor and distinction."

- S. Rice

4 posted on 03/25/2015 3:41:51 PM PDT by Dagnabitt (Islamic Immigration is Treason.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If men died looking for him, why is he not complicit in their deaths?


5 posted on 03/25/2015 3:42:20 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I went by Leavenworth Prison last year.
From the outside it did not seem like a summer camp.
Hopefully bowe finds it near unbearable.
I have some razor blades i’d be happy to give him to use.
And with luck wherever he goes he gets a warm welcome.


6 posted on 03/25/2015 3:42:44 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Obammy is a lie, a mooselimb and pond scum.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well at least he was rescued from captivity. </s>


7 posted on 03/25/2015 3:42:47 PM PDT by Dad was my hero
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Think this could be Army brass just giving a little push back to Obama?


8 posted on 03/25/2015 3:42:59 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Steely Tom

With Obama all things are possible.


9 posted on 03/25/2015 3:43:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: Dagnabitt

To Islamo-Fascist Susan Rice, committing treason against America IS “honor and distinction”.


10 posted on 03/25/2015 3:43:31 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
With Obama all things are possible.

Good point.

11 posted on 03/25/2015 3:43:54 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP for A Slower Handbasket)
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To: Steely Tom

Probably will get 100% disability for PTSD from the VA. Why not? Heck everyone else does.


12 posted on 03/25/2015 3:44:24 PM PDT by TonyM
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Isn’t that a CAPITAL offense?


13 posted on 03/25/2015 3:48:17 PM PDT by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz 2016 (for 16 years of conservative bliss))
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To: Steely Tom

Ha. Watch for the pardon from Zero while exiting the WH (thankfully).


14 posted on 03/25/2015 3:48:21 PM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: jjotto

Hopefully its some O-6’s and above with some nuts giving Bergdahl a big push back,back into captivity


15 posted on 03/25/2015 3:48:36 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: Mr. K

Both are, but that’s not going to happen.


16 posted on 03/25/2015 3:51:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: TonyM

Ok, if Bergdahl gets convicted and sentenced to life in prison, what happens to the pos Obama for the idiotic swap for five Taliban kingpins?Especially since it became public knowledge that other options were available. This is bald faced treason on Ostupids’part.


17 posted on 03/25/2015 3:51:42 PM PDT by Baltimore ken (Baltimore Ken)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What! No parade!

Kidding aside, Obama is seriously the new Teflon Don! He let 5 EXTREMELY dangerous people loose for this turd bucket! He’ll just skate for that too!

What a freakin world we live in!


18 posted on 03/25/2015 3:52:17 PM PDT by Mrs. Frogjerk
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"Military: Bergdahl may face life in prison if convicted"

What's to keep comrade dictator obama from pardoning him?
19 posted on 03/25/2015 3:52:48 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Death by Bradley Manning!”


20 posted on 03/25/2015 3:52:56 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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