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I'll say this, the United States spends more time and money on locating and returning our service members than any other country be they alive, dead or MIA.
Just last year we recovered two more Marines from Guadalcanal who were listed MIA in 1942 or 43.
We as a nation have always tried to locate our MIA's except right after the Vietnam War.
During the Vietnam War there were numerous attempts by Army Special Forces, Marine Recon, Navy SEALS/UDT and the Air Force to rescue American POW's in North Vietnam. Many of those missions are still classified.
It was after the war beginning in 73 with the anti military movement in America when it seemed that no body gave a **** about our MIA's. It was a time when those still on active duty couldn't go off base wearing the uniform and when Vietnam vets wouldn't acknowledge that they served. That would change starting in 1981 when Ronald Reagan became President.
The first time most Vietnam vets heard their first "Welcome Home" was in 1989/90 with Desert Storm.
Remember with the build up to Desert Storm the usual liberal anti-war protesters were just about to take to the streets and back stab the American soldier again like they did during the Vietnam War ?
But not this time. It was the Vietnam War vet along with their families and other patriots who took to the streets, brought back the old tradition of the yellow ribbon. We weren't going to let these libs do it again.
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There are still 73,547 American soldiers, Marines, sailors and Coast Guardsmen who are still listed as MIA from WW ll.
Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
No but they spent decades after debating on the possibility of live US prisoners, set up investigations, sent in teams etc.
No but they spent decades after debating on the possibility of live US prisoners, set up investigations, sent in teams etc.
I remember satellite imaging during the late 70's or early 80's showing someone in Laos who wasn't squatting like an Asian but sitting like an American or European. It was speculated it might have been an American POW.
I seem to remember as a FNG being told if you get separated from your unit, don't move we'll find you.
Heya Moot. :2wave: Okay....Does this take from any others who died in his search?
How does this even attempt to downplay the resources that were put out for a deserter.
Just one? I think you need to look up at the Army Times and from all those who served with him and what I have up around here.
Also do you think you can explain away the Investigation they conducted? How about what Bergdahl told his CO and then Asked his CO?
Truly there is no defense for this guy.....no matter how much BO and any try to spin it. :spin:
No, Bergdahl doesn't get off that easy. He created the situation that led to the loss of American lives and the release of dangerous terrorists.
It just keeps getting better.
Do you repeat this post in every Bergdahl thread, calling Bergdahl a dangerous Islamic terrorist before he gets his day in court?Nothing that compares to freeing 5 dangerous Islamic terrorists.
Make that a possible 6, given that the soldier himself had converted.
Hi MMC.
I think it best to wait until the army does an investigation into the allegations that six soldiers were killed in the act of searching for Bergdahl. Especially now that there is credible evidence coming out that perhaps some those soldiers may not have been killed searching for Bergdahl at all. If that's the case then that would certainly undermine some of the soldiers stories about Bergdahl, imo. And too, nobody has heard Bergdahl's side of the story yet and no one has been able to verify the authenticity of the emails first published by CNN. So there's still too many unanswered questions to draw a conclusion, MMC.
Do you repeat this post in every Bergdahl thread, calling Bergdahl a dangerous Islamic terrorist before he gets his day in court?
Typical Republican injustice since Obama came in, guilty until proven innocent .
Do you repeat this post in every Bergdahl thread, calling Bergdahl a dangerous Islamic terrorist before he gets his day in court?
Typical Republican injustice since Obama came in, guilty until proven innocent .
Specifically, what did Bergdahl do besides get captured?
Well, he pretty much announced his intention to desert and wrote email after email criticizing his fellow soldiers and his country. The soldiers in his unit believe he gave intelligence information to the Taliban which contributed to an increased number of casualties for his unit. Desertion in war is a pretty big deal - he did not 'get captured'. He gave himself to the Taliban.
I am going to out on a limb and say that not only is Bergdahl a good, decent man and honest man -- but he joined the military for the right reasons. Not to shoot Afghans or get revenge for 9/11, but to help them build a better society. While his platoon was out visiting strip clubs (verified), he would immerse himself in the language of Afghanistan and try to understand them better.
Was he a good war time soldier? Probably not.
He joined the Military for the Right reasons? Just what would those be?
Did anyone see the vid of Bergdahl boarding the US helicopter on the news this morning? For a man who's supposedly in bad health, he looked fit as a fiddle. Guess Obama lied again.
Did anyone see the vid of Bergdahl boarding the US helicopter on the news this morning? For a man who's supposedly in bad health, he looked fit as a fiddle. Guess Obama lied again.
Even Dianne Feinstein has publicly commented that he appears "undernourished" not malnourished.
She would probably say the same thing about me as I am very tall and skinny. I wonder if Obama is going to show concern about me?
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