“Please recognize we are on a mission... I'm so proud about
how far you were willing to go to help the Afghan people."
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The father of an American soldier just released from captivity in Afghanistan said Sunday that he is proud of how far his son, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, was willing to go to help the Afghan people.
Bob Bergdahl said he was proud of his son’s patience, perseverance and ability to adapt during nearly five years as a prisoner of the Taliban. Bowe Bergdahl was freed Saturday in exchange for five Guantanamo terrorism detainees.
“But most of all, I’m proud of how much you wanted to help the Afghan people, and what you were willing to do to go to that length,” Bob Bergdahl said, fighting back tears during a press conference in Boise. “I’ll say it again: I’m so proud of how far you were willing to go to help the Afghan people. And I think you have succeeded.”
Parents Bob and Jani Bergdahl didn’t elaborate on what that meant.
The circumstances surrounding Bergdahl’s capture remain something of a mystery. There has been some speculation that he willingly walked away from his unit, raising the question of whether he could face charges.
"WTF does this quote from the dad, addressed to the son, mean? What mission? That phrasing is normally only used for religion or war. I have been having this feeling all day, there is something really wrong with this whole fiasco, from how Bowe came to be detained, why he wasn't beheaded
