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Bowe Bergdahl, Army Sergeant Held by Taliban Since 2009, Is Released
[NBCNEWS] The family of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl said they were overjoyed when President Barack Obama personally called them Saturday and gave them the news they were hoping desperately to hear: Their son, captured by the Taliban in 2009, was finally coming home."We cannot wait to wrap our arms around our only son," Bergdahl's parents, Bob and Jani Bergdahl, said in a statement. "We want to thank Bowe's many supporters in Idaho, around the nation and around the world. We thank the Amir of Qatar for his efforts," they continued. "And of course, we want to take this opportunity to thank all those in the many U.S. Government agencies who never gave up. Today, we are ecstatic!" Bergdahl, 28, was rescued in Afghanistan at 10:30 a.m. ET -- in exchange for five prisoners who were held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center -- and is back in the hands of the U.S. military, the officials said. Posted by: Fred 2014-06-01 |
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