Being
a coward and a deserter isn't a punishable offense.
That's
the message the courts have ruled in the case of Bowe Bergdahl.
Bergdahl,
a U.S. Army sergeant who abandoned his post in June 2009 and subsequently got
captured by the Taliban, will not serve jail time for his crimes.
Today,
November 3, a military judge, Army Col. Jeffrey R. Nance, sentenced Bergdahl to
a dishonorable discharge, demotion in rank, and forfeiture of his military pay
for 10 months.
Bergdahl
had pleaded guilty to desertion and endangering his American comrades. He could
have served up to life in prison or faced the death penalty.
Bergdahl's
actions resulted in at least three
soldiers receiving serious wounds on missions trying to rescue him, and
several others getting killed looking for his sorry hide.
Apparently
the higher ups within the United States Army are a bunch of snowflakes who care
nothing about discouraging further cowards in the Army's ranks from cowardice
while on duty.
Yet
Bergdahl's case is an example of how far the U.S. Military has fallen from the
high standard it's held during World War II.
This
shows that when it comes to the standards and qualifications of the men and
women who want to join the U.S. Military, the Army will accept anyone. Not
those best qualified to lead other soldiers as officers or go fight for their
country.
What
can you expect when former President Obama pardoned a transgender Army soldier
who sold their country and their soul by sending thousands of top secret U.S. documents
to WikiLeaks? Or when Obama traded five high-ranking Taliban officials in Gitmo
Bay in exchange for Bergdahl?
The
United States Armed Forces should recruit men and women of courage, confidence,
and high moral integrity into their ranks. Bergdahl embodies none of those
qualities.
Bergdahl
converted to Radical Islam during his captivity and earlier in
October said the Taliban is more honest than the U.S. Military. Clearly,
Bergdahl is a traitor who cares nothing about those American soldiers who put
their lives on the line for him.
Colonel
Nance prefers to align himself with cowards like Bergdahl over the soldiers who
actually serve this country everyday. If he did care about those soldiers'
lives, he would have sent Bergdahl to prison. He's saying that Bergdahl's life
is more important than the lives of American soldiers or morals in the Army.
His actions dishonor those who fought and died going after Bergdahl.
The
Catholic Church celebrates November 2 as the Feast Day of All Souls, where the
faithful remember the souls of those who have died. Let's remember the souls of
our loved ones and of those brave men and women who gave their lives fighting
for our country. Like the soldiers who were put in danger looking for the
coward Bergdahl, they will be greatly remembered for their heroism and.
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