These, and a few smaller instances, drove Bergdahl to action. He again reprimanded Bergdahl and the other soldiers. Baker, look bad and he also saw it as showing lack of respect and dangerous. The response was "that as long as they were working on digging, it should be fine." A photographer with the platoon snapped a photo of the men out of uniform and published it. While digging, Bergdahl radioed down to one of his commanders to ask if they could remove some of their gear while they worked. That day was particularly hot and there was no shade to escape the heat. In late May 2009, Bergdahl and a few other men were ordered to dig a foxhole and fortify it on a hilltop near the base. But this was not Bergdahl's only source of concern.
Bergdahl interpreted this as a severe lack of concern for the well-being of the men. This account of Baker's welcome infuriated Bergdahl and stuck with him. Bergdahl expected Baker to congratulate them on a job well done and ask about how they were doing. Bergdahl did not witness Baker say this personally, he only heard this from hearsay evidence. "'What? You couldn't shave?'" said Baker. Baker reprimanded the soldiers as soon as they got back to the wire gate at the base. What concerned Bergdahl the most was what happened when they returned. The soldiers stayed there with few supplies, no change of clothes, and no shaving kits for six days. We can't fix it'", the commanding officers radioed back that the soldiers needed to stay until it was recovered. Even though a mechanic explained, "'The truck is blown up. The soldiers had trouble communicating the situation to their commanding officers. The vehicle was beyond repair, but it also couldn't be left to fall into enemy hands. When they found the MRAP, they realized the axle had been broken. The mission was only supposed to take eight hours, so the soldiers did not pack enough gear such as shaving kits. On May 17, 2009, Bergdahl and the rest of his platoon were sent to Omnah to recover a disabled Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle. Soon after being stationed in Afghanistan, Bergdahl became very concerned about several of the orders Lt. Lieutenant Colonel Clint Baker was the Battalion Commander of the 501st Infantry Regiment, Bergdahl's battalion. He is scheduled to be tried on general court-martial on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
He was released May 2014 in exchange for five Guantanamo Bay detainees, a subject of much controversy in the US. He was quickly moved to Pakistan where the Army would not be able to search for him without invading a country the US is at peace with. During his attempt to walk to FOB Sharana, the Taliban discovered his location and captured him. Bergdahl walked off of his base at OP Mest June 2009 in an attempt to create a DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown) to catch the attention of the US Army. Bowe Bergdahl is a US Army Soldier who was held captive by the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan from June 2009 to May 2014.
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