{"id":68958,"date":"2016-11-15T10:30:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T15:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=68958"},"modified":"2016-11-15T10:30:55","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T15:30:55","slug":"testimony-of-soldiers-wounded-during-hunt-for-bergdahl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=68958","title":{"rendered":"Testimony of soldiers wounded during hunt for Bergdahl"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bergdahl<\/a><\/p>\n

That Bowe Bergdahl walked off his Afghanistan post in 2009 is not in dispute. His lawyers have claimed that no one was hurt as a result of the search for him. That’s not true, according to U.S. Air Force Major John Marx who testified that he was part of the hunt one day when he witnessed two casualties that resulted directly from Bergdahl’s actions;<\/p>\n

U.S. Air Force Maj. John Marx testified about a firefight on July 8, 2009, when he and several other U.S. military members were seeking information on Bergdahl’s whereabouts, with members of the Afghan National Army. They were attacked after setting up a checkpoint near a town in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

One of the two wounded soldiers cited by prosecutors is U.S. Army National Guard Sergeant First Class Mark Allen. Prosecutors said he was shot in the head and suffered a traumatic brain injury that has left him in a wheel chair. Another soldier had hand injuries and required surgery because of a rocket-propelled grenade.<\/p>\n

Marx, who said the mission’s sole purpose was to search for Bergdahl, testified that he was sitting next to Allen as bullets flew overhead.<\/p>\n

“I looked at him, then I see a trickle of blood coming down his head,” Marx testified. Asked where Allen was wounded, Marx pointed at his temples and said: “Right through his head.”<\/p>\n

Marx testified that he later carried Allen to the medevac helicopter, describing it as “probably one of the toughest things I’ve ever done in my life.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bergdahl’s attorneys countered that “Allen’s injuries were directly caused by the Taliban, not by SGT Bergdahl.” That’s only a little bit true. The US military prides itself on leaving no one behind, regardless of how the person contributed to the circumstances. If Bergdahl hadn’t gone off on his walkabout, SFC Allen wouldn’t have been in the place he was when he was shot.<\/p>\n

Thanks to David for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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