Bowe Bergdahl today plead guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. The first guilty plea carries a sentence of up to 5 years. The second charge is more serious and carries potentially a life sentence.
““I left my observation post on my own,” Bergdahl told Judge Col. Jeffrey Nance at his hearing at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. “I understand leaving was against the law.”
There were original reports that disputed whether or not other service members were killed or injured while looking for him after his desertion. That is no longer in dispute.
“Now-retired Navy SEAL James Hatch told a judge in June how he was shot in the leg, shattering his femur, by an AK-47 round while looking for Bergdahl with other special operation troops.
After 18 surgeries, Hatch still walks with a limp.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark Allen was shot in the head during the search and lost part of his brain. He is paralyzed and partially mute because of the wound.”
Bergdaghl will be sentenced on October 23. It is not clear if he entered a plea agreement in return for the guilty plea.
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