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In what liberals have dubbed a "fake scandal", at least six U.S. soldiers have died while on missions to look for Bowe Bergdahl. Bergdahl has admittted deserting his post in the face of the enemy.
One of those slain solders, has parents who are not content to accept Susan Rice's assertion that Bergdahl "served with honor and distinction". They want to know why their son died.
Perhaps we should send them a liberal who can explain to them it's nothing but a "fake scandal".
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Bowe Bergdahl: Parents of local soldier wants answers in son's death - Chicago Tribune
Parents of slain Bartlett soldier want answers on Bowe Bergdahl
June 04, 2014
by Robert McCoppin, Matthew Walberg and Geoff Ziezulewicz | Tribune reporters
The parents of a Chicago-area soldier who they say was killed while searching for missing Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are demanding an investigation into whether Bergdahl deserted and how his release was engineered.
Pfc. Matthew Martinek, 20, of Bartlett, was killed on patrol in Afghanistan in September 2009 when his unit was hit by a roadside bomb and attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade and gunfire, the military said.
Martinek's mother, Cheryl Brandes, and stepfather, Ken Luccioni, said members of their son's unit in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment based in Alaska have told them that Martinek was on a mission to search for Bergdahl at the time he died.
We want a thorough investigation of Bergdahl's action and that the military code of justice is enforced, Luccioni said Wednesday in a telephone interview. We don't want to see this swept under the rug.
The deal to free Bergdahl on Saturday in a trade for five senior Taliban leaders has prompted a firestorm of criticism from fellow soldiers and others who say his disappearance led to the deaths of seven U.S. troops in the ensuing months.
The Pentagon could not confirm those assertions.
An initial Army investigation concluded that Bergdahl voluntarily left his base.
One of those slain solders, has parents who are not content to accept Susan Rice's assertion that Bergdahl "served with honor and distinction". They want to know why their son died.
Perhaps we should send them a liberal who can explain to them it's nothing but a "fake scandal".
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Bowe Bergdahl: Parents of local soldier wants answers in son's death - Chicago Tribune
Parents of slain Bartlett soldier want answers on Bowe Bergdahl
June 04, 2014
by Robert McCoppin, Matthew Walberg and Geoff Ziezulewicz | Tribune reporters
The parents of a Chicago-area soldier who they say was killed while searching for missing Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are demanding an investigation into whether Bergdahl deserted and how his release was engineered.
Pfc. Matthew Martinek, 20, of Bartlett, was killed on patrol in Afghanistan in September 2009 when his unit was hit by a roadside bomb and attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade and gunfire, the military said.
Martinek's mother, Cheryl Brandes, and stepfather, Ken Luccioni, said members of their son's unit in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment based in Alaska have told them that Martinek was on a mission to search for Bergdahl at the time he died.
We want a thorough investigation of Bergdahl's action and that the military code of justice is enforced, Luccioni said Wednesday in a telephone interview. We don't want to see this swept under the rug.
The deal to free Bergdahl on Saturday in a trade for five senior Taliban leaders has prompted a firestorm of criticism from fellow soldiers and others who say his disappearance led to the deaths of seven U.S. troops in the ensuing months.
The Pentagon could not confirm those assertions.
An initial Army investigation concluded that Bergdahl voluntarily left his base.