Private Bowe R. Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban on June 30, 2009. According to the U.S. military, Bergdahl, age 23, was captured after he left his assigned post in Afghanistan.
On July 19, 2009, a video of Bergdahl was released. In the video, Bergdahl said he was "lagging behind the patrol" at the time he was captured.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-soldier20-2009jul20,0,4913063.story
U.S. Soldier Captured Video
In the video released by the Taliban, Pvt. Bergdahl can bee seen wearing a blue Afghan tunic. The video runs 28 minutes, Bergdahl says, "I'm scared I won't be able to go home. It is very unnerving to be a prisoner... I have my girlfriend who is hoping to marry. . . . I have a very, very good family that I love back home in America."http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-soldier20-2009jul20,0,4913063.story
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Age
23 years old in 2009
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Hometown
Ketchum, Idaho
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Occupation
Soldier in the U.S. Army
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Troop
Member of 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment based out of Alaska
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Fact:
Captured in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009
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Fact:
Taliban released video of Bergdahl on July 19, 2009
