News about Bowe Bergdahl
We deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan years ago, but we are still losing men: Veterans from the War on Terror who have struggled since returning home reveal how suicide still ravages the men they served with
www.dailymail.co.uk,
December 31, 2023
The horrors of the War on Terror didn't end for Army Staff Sergeant Mark Kershaw or his team after two deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq. He was on the front lines in some of the world's most unpredictable places as a member of the 82nd Airborne. He was killed and wounded, but the casualty rate wasn't until he returned home - away from the rebels, the gunfights, and the ground brimming IEDs - that was the problem. Since being hospitalized in 2013, he has lost more men from suicide than he did during war. On average, one member of his platoon kills themselves each year. Kershaw's own struggle and the regular questions about why the guys he served with decided to end their lives prompted him to investigate a fresh perspective. Wade Spann, a Marine, and Army veteran John 'Michael' Gomez and Omar Hernandez to talk about Tribal life.
Mom of soldier Travis King, 23, who defected to North Korea refutes child porn charges against him and says Army forced him to sign secrecy agreement to never reveal what happened across the border
www.dailymail.co.uk,
October 25, 2023
Travis King's mother has argued that he is innocent and that the army forced him to sign a promise not to reveal why he crossed into North Korea or anything else regarding his stay there. After being arrested in North Korea in July and charged with desertion, assault of fellow troops, and solicitation of child pornography, King, 23, is detained in El Paso, Texas. Claudine Gates' mother told reporters from her return to King two weeks ago, saying that physically he looks fine but emotionally he seemed'very drowsy and hungry,' whereas his time in North Korea and why his disappearance remains a mystery.
Since a federal judge denied his plea and dishonest discharge, Bowe Bergdahl's platoon medic insists he face a new trial for abandoning his post in Afghanistan
www.dailymail.co.uk,
July 26, 2023
One of the soldiers who served with Bowe Bergdahl and started the perilous hunt for the missing serviceman in Afghanistan said a judge had overturned the findings of a court-martial. Josh Cornelison, 34, told DailyMail.com, "The mind is boggles because he's practically free of any repercussions because of a loophole, someone else's deception.' He could be reinstated if he so desired.' He may have his pensions back, backpay, or anything else that was not discharged honorably.'