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Flyin6:
Bergdahl's Attorney Wants Him to Receive POW Medal

Military.com | 3 Nov 2017 | by Richard Sisk
The lead defense attorney for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl said he wants him to receive the Prisoner of War medal.

His civilian lawyer, Eugene Fidell, on Friday said his client should be recognized for the five years he spent in Taliban captivity after deserting his post in Afghanistan, according to an article by USA Today.

"We have long felt he was entitled to the POW medal," Fidell said, the newspaper reported.

It wasn't immediately clear whether Bergdahl's defense team plans to push for the award as part of the process to appeal his dishonorable discharge.

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An email request for comment to Fidell wasn't immediately returned.

Earlier Friday, Army Col. Jeffery R. Nance, the military judge at Bergdahl's court-martial at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, sentenced the 31-year-old defendant to a dishonorable discharge, a reduction in rank to E-1 and a monthly reduction in pay of $1,000 for the next 10 months.

Despite the fact Bergdahl received a dishonorable discharge sentence, his defense team indicated they will still seek the "Prisoner of War" medal for Bergdahl. The award was authorized by Congress and signed into law in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan.

The award generally goes to those "taken prisoner and held captive while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States."

Superwhdm:
This is utterly ridiculous.  So is rewarding him with $300k back pay for the time he was a “POW”.  This is all bull.

Flyin6:
Concur!

All in the name of political correctness

and not wanting to offend the weaker sheep (Progressives)

I love the truth, it always works. Just stay with it and let the chips fall where they may. It causes one to self examine as well, which keeps the purveyor of truth straight as well.

This traitor should have been imprisoned for life.

Superwhdm:
So basically, if you do wrong, make sure you do it so backwards and shameful that the PC police can involved to get you out of jail and get you paid.  Then you can make a ton of money writing a book about it.  Watch this will be next or a movie.  Only in aciremA.

Farmer Jon:
His days are numbered. I'm seriously surprised no one has taken him out yet. Maybe they are waiting until everything blows over and he's no longer making headlines.

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