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Republicans urge new Bowe Bergdahl trial after judge tosses desertion case
A group of GOP lawmakers are urging the Justice and Defense departments to order a new trial for former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl after a federal judge vacated his conviction on...
Bowe Bergdahl desertion sentence tossed by judge citing Trump comments
A federal judge on Wednesday vacated the sentence for a soldier who was captured by the Taliban after deserting his Afghanistan command post in 2009, saying the military judge who...
Biden's next big blunder: Springing 'merchant of death' Viktor Bout to bring home two Americans from Russia
President Joe Biden is bucking yet again to add to his ever-growing list of blunders.
Revealed: How Obama and Biden laid groundwork for Afghanistan disaster
Trump essentially inherited what Biden started nine years earlier as vice president, according to White House e-mails and U.S. officials who investigated his old office’s secret dealings with the Taliban.
Four Taliban members swapped for Bowe Bergdahl now in Afghan government
Four of the five Taliban members released from Guantanamo Bay by the Obama administration in 2014 in exchange for admitted US Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl are part of the Islamic...
Taliban leader was freed from Guantanamo Bay in 2014 swap by Obama
When President Barack Obama released five Taliban commanders from the Guantanamo Bay prison in exchange for an American deserter in 2014, he assured a wary public that the dangerous enemy combatants...
Trump defends decision to fire Navy secretary over Eddie Gallagher case
President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to sack Navy Secretary Richard Spencer for his handling of SEAL Eddie Gallagher's disciplinary review, saying he will always have the backs...
Retired soldier paralyzed in search for Bowe Bergdahl dead at 46
A retired soldier who was shot in the head while searching for US Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan a decade ago has died of complications from the injury, according...
Mercy for Bergdahl is a rank injustice
Bowe Bergdahl got away with it. America’s most notorious military deserter, whose freedom was bought in exchange for five high-ranking Taliban terrorists, won’t have to spend a day in prison....
Trump: Bergdahl decision 'a complete and total disgrace'
President Trump on Friday slammed the military judge who spared disgraced US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl jail time. “The decision on Sergeant Bergdahl is a complete and total disgrace to...
Bergdahl goes free, but the wounded serve life sentences
Attention, all troops peeved with your platoon sergeant, bored with your field rations, or who just want a little private time: It’s okay to desert your post in a combat...
Bergdahl dodges prison for endangering troops when he deserted post
US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl got a huge break Friday when a federal judge spared the confessed deserter jail time and instead gave him a dishonorable discharge and a fine...
Bergdahl suffered nerve damage as result of captivity: witness
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl suffers significant nerve damage as a result of malnutrition and torture while he was a prisoner of the Taliban after being...
Bergdahl apologizes to troops wounded while searching for him
An emotional Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on Monday apologized to members of the military who were wounded searching for him after he deserted his post, and described the nightmares he...
Wounded soldier's wife will testify against Bowe Bergdahl
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Emotional testimony is expected Monday when the wife of a seriously wounded soldier takes the stand during the sentencing hearing for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Prosecutors...
Soldier on search for Bergdahl: 'I thought I was going to definitely die'
A soldier on Thursday offered gripping testimony at Bowe Bergdahl's sentencing hearing, recalling how his hand was shattered during a search mission for the Army deserter. "I just thought I...
Ex-Navy SEAL tears up recalling dog killed on Bergdahl hunt
A ex-Navy SEAL broke down and cried on the witness stand Wednesday as he testified about a military dog killed on a mission to find Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who...
Bergdahl comrade says his US return was 'PR campaign'
A soldier who served with Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl called the deserter's return to the US a "well-orchestrated public relations campaign" while criticizing politicians on both sides of the aisle....
Judge in Bergdahl case worried about Trump comments
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The judge deciding Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's punishment said Monday he is concerned that President Donald Trump's comments about the case could impact the public's perception...
How the search for Bowe Bergdahl forever changed these American lives
They were everything Bowe Bergdahl wasn’t. Army Sgt. Mark Allen had already done a tour in Iraq by 2009 — but the married dad voluntarily redeployed to Afghanistan because “he...