Bergdahl Testifies About His Experience in Taliban Captivity
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Gut-wrenching testimony at the sentencing of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will likely continue with officials who treated the soldier following his brutal five years of captivity by Taliban allies. The defense began with Bergdahl himself describing his experience in enemy hands. And that served as a dramatic counterpoint to the emotional testimony of the final prosecution witness, Shannon Allen, whose husband can't speak and needs help with everyday tasks after being shot in the head while searching for Bergdahl in Afghanistan. Bergdahl faces up to life in prison for endangering his comrades after pleading guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. He told the judge Monday he didn't mean to cause harm when he walked off his post in 2009.