Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl and President Obama

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Obama's Bergdahl Strategy Underestimated America's Complicated Relationship with

Birth name	Bowe Robert Bergdahl
Born	(1986-03-28) March 28, 1986 (age 28) Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	2008–present[1]
Rank	Sergeant (promoted in absentia)
Unit	1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan (POW)
Relations	Jani Larson (mother) Robert Bergdahl (father) Sky Albrecht (sister)[2]

Bowe Robert Bergdahl (born March 28, 1986) is a United States Army soldier who was held captive by the Taliban-aligned Haqqani network in Afghanistan from June 2009 until his release in May 2014.^[3][4][5][6] The circumstances under which Bergdahl went missing are disputed. Accounts of how he was captured differ. The U.S. Department of Defense reported that he went missing on July 2, 2009, attributing his disappearance to "walking off his base in eastern Afghanistan with three Afghan counterparts".^[7]

Contents

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• 1 Early life and education
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Before capture
    • 2.1.1 Last e-mail to parents
  • 2.2 Captivity and release
    • 2.2.1 Circumstances of Bergdahl's disappearance
    • 2.2.2 Contacts by Taliban
    • 2.2.3 Search efforts
    • 2.2.4 Release efforts
      • 2.2.4.1 Release
    • 2.2.5 Debate over negotiations
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life and education[edit]

Bergdahl was born on March 28, 1986, in Sun Valley, Idaho, to Jani (née Larson) and Robert "Bob" Bergdahl, a commercial truck driver.^[1][8][9] Bergdahl has an older sister, Sky Albrecht,^[1][10][11] and was home schooled by his mother Jani in Hailey, Idaho. The family attended Sovereign Redeemer Presbyterian Church, an Orthodox Presbyterian Church. According to Bowe's pastor at the time, he struggled with his faith.^[12]
He received a GED certificate through the College of Southern Idaho by the time he was in his early 20s.^{[8][13][14][15]} As an adult, Bergdahl studied and practiced fencing and martial arts before switching to ballet classes at the Sun Valley Ballet School in Ketchum, Idaho.^[8][13] He never owned a car; he rode his bicycle everywhere.^[15] He spent time in a Buddhist monastery between 2007 and 2008.^[12]



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