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| Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl |
Bowe Bergdahl left a note saying he had gone to start a 'new life' and a former comrade broke his military gagging order today to tell MailOnline of the jaw-dropping moment he discovered the Taliban POW had walked off from their Afghanistan base.
The soldier, who requested anonymity as he is still in the military, said: ‘Everyone looked at me like I was crazy but I was right, he had walked off.’
The New York Times reported Bergdahl also left behind a note in which he said he did not want to fight for America any more, did not believe in the war - and was leaving to start a new life.
The revelation came as it emerged the Army may still pursue charges against Sgt Bergdahl for desertion.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said military leaders have been accused of 'looking away from misconduct, and it's premature' to think they will not look into it.
This comes just days after Susan Rice, Obama's national security adviser said he served with 'honor and distinction'.
There are a variety of offenses related to an absence without proper approval, and a number of potential actions could be taken by the military.
He could be tried by court martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for desertion; he could be given a non-judicial punishment for a lesser charge, such as being away without leave. And he could be given credit for time already served while he was a prisoner.
It will pile further pressure on Obama over his judgement in releasing five top Taliban terror leaders from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for a soldier who now faces charges for abandoning his unit and his oath to the U.S. Army.
The soldier who spoke to MailOnline made his feelings and those of his comrades very clear.
He said: ‘As far as I’m concerned Bergdahl deserted his men and should face the firing squad. People died trying to save him. He was a deserter’.
Bergdahl’s platoon anxiously searched the observation post they had set up a remote area of Afghanistan but only found Bergdahl’s sleeping bag that had been neatly folded up.
It also claimed that he did not breach the perimeter wire and left by possibly hiding in a contractor’s vehicle meaning that he would have planned the escape in advance.
A huge search ensued during which time at least six US soldiers are said to have died while hunting for Bergdahl, 28, who has just been released from five years in captivity with the Taliban.
Read the full story: www.dailymail.co.uk
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