Bowe Bergdahl

Bowe Bergdahl

    Sgt.  Bowe Bergdahl completed the final phase of the reintegration process under the control of U.S. Army South and, according to a press release Monday, Bergdahl is now being assigned to U.S. Army North, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, where he will return to regular duty.

    The U.S. Army’s investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and capture of Bergdahl in 2009 is ongoing, according to the release.    

    Bergdahl, the only U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan was released May 31, as part of a much debated prisoner exchange.

    Five Afghan militants were released from the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and flown to Qatar where they will remain for the next year and Bergdahl was released in Eastern Afghanistan.

    Since Bergdahl’s release, questions regarding his status when he was captured have surfaced.

    Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban after he walked away from his unit in 2009. He was unarmed.

    Army Spokesman Don Manuszewski said Monday that Bergdahl will be performing administrative tasks, he will live on base and is under no restrictions at Fort Sam Houston.

    “Certain things are expected from soldiers,” Manuszewski said. “(Bergdahl) is a soldier working alongside other soldiers, I believe everyone will act with dignity and respect, we don’t anticipate any problems.”    

    Speaking at a Congressional hearing last month, Spec. Cody Full, who was Bergdahl's roommate before deployment and the two soldiers served together at the base in Afghanistan, accused Bergdahl of deserting and said that the act was pre-meditated.

    Mike Waltz commanded an Army Special Forces unit in eastern Afghanistan when Bergdahl was captured and he told subcommittee members that while all military resources in the area were searching for Bergdahl, the Taliban took advantage of the opportunity to launch attacks.

    Manuszewski said he could not say if Bergdahl’s has visited with family members during the reintegration process.

    Bergdahl is originally from Hailey, Idaho.

    City and county officials canceled a homecoming celebration last month due to concerns about security and crowd control in the Central Idaho berg.

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