Former Bowe Bergdahl Platoon Mate: 'we Know That He Deserted,' So Why's He At Work? - Washington Tim

We know that he deserted, former Army Sgt. Matt Vierkant , who served with Sgt. Bergdahl , said during an interview with Newsmax TV. So I dont really see with all the evidence against him how they can just send him back to active duty like nothings gone on and give him a desk job, like they said, and just let him walk around in the public after he deserted and left us left his brothers-in-arms. Sgt. Bergdahl , who spent five years as a captive of the Taliban, was freed in a trade brokered by President Obama for five terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay. But his sudden return to duty has been marked by questions from some of his former platoon mates, who expressed certainty that he actually walked from Afghanistan duty and willingly met with members of the Taliban. Army investigators, meanwhile, said theyve found no evidence of any willful desertion on the part of Sgt. Bergdahl , and released him from the hospital for desk duty at Fort Sam Houston earlier this week. Sgt.