Posted on 06/04/2014 4:12:16 PM PDT by barmag25
HAILEY, Idaho (AP) Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's hometown abruptly canceled plans Wednesday for a welcome-home celebration, citing concerns over its ability to handle the large crowds both for and against the soldier that were expected.
The town of 8,000 has been swamped with hate mail and angry calls over Bergdahl, whose release after five years of Taliban captivity in Afghanistan has touched off a debate over whether the 28-year-old should get a hero's welcome or be punished a deserter.
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It's a proxy racist attack on Obama, you swiftboating unpatriot!
Claire McCaskill: Bowe Bergdahl 'rush to judgment' is 'un-American' (Politico Wednesday, June 4, 2014 Burgess Everett)
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