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Will investigate what took place and how he was captured, and not unlikely, possibly bergdahl could go from captivity to jail. he could have broken the law and hes going to be found guilty -- svlgts that possible as a p.o.w.? wouldnt that be precedent-certing, whether he did something dishonorable or not? serve five years as p.o.w. and then face prosecution or court-martial in the states? >> the real issue, would the administration pursue that? of course not. is that a legal possibility? of cour...

Morale or discipline. no one else walked off. no one else did anything like this. only bowe did this. encourage them to release many more details from this army investigation. >> its your belief that he voluntarily walked away from his post. do you believe that he voluntarily joined anti-american forces, haqqani network, taliban. >> i wasnt there with him in captivity so i cant really say. its shady at best. >> now, you are hearing democrats claim and the white house claim that no americans were...

Among my principals in my government and a view that was shared by my -- the members of the joint chiefs of staff. this is something that i would do again, and i will continue to do wherever i have an opportunity if i have a member of our military whos in captivity. were going to try to get them out. >> president obama speaking in an exclusive interview there with nbcs brian williams about the ongoing controversy surrounding the release of army sergeant bowe bergdahl. now, former secretary of st...

♪ ♪ bowe bergdahl was built in march of 1986 home schooling, bowe had a somewhat uneventful childhood working odd jobs as a teenager and getting his ged before enrolling in ballet school. >> he likes to explore different cultures. he was constantly learning different languages. >> reporter: in 2008 with the wars in iraq and afghanistan going strong, he enrolls in the army. by 2009 his platoon is in afghanistan. three months later, his fellow soldiers say he walks off the base, unannounced an...

Something called the eclipse group. its a private intelligence firm retained by the pentagon as a subcontractor in the search for bergdahl. their situation reports represent the best, most detailed accounts we have seen yet so far, bill, of sergeant bergdahls five years in captivity. they contain the actual names of the men who controlled him. what tribe they belong to, what rank they held in the haqqani network. where they held them and when. these details are in the report. the head of the ecl...

Gentleman. mr. claridge was indicted for lying to congress during the iran contra affair. and purporting of eyewitness accounts. now, the facts into his disappearance suggest that he certainly was not soldier of the year material. and public statements by those who severe e served with him ag important voices, but this is a life at stake, and we would all do best to know all the facts before we judge. barbara starr has more. >> reporter: army sergeant bowe bergdahl was physically abused during h...

>> i think they were upset. i mean, i think in a way it was shocking to them that we werent able to do this for their son. again, he hasnt been able to talk, and so i think theyre pretty saddened by it all. >> reporter: while the yellow ribbons and banners declaring "bowe is free at last" line the streets and storefronts inside city hall the angry e-mails and phone calls pour in. one woman wrote f your town can still welcome this traitor hope youre not part of the u.s. i know. an army veteran e-...

For a couple days now and president obama making news hours ago with this fire back of critics on capitol hill. he said he would do the prisoner swap if he had to. >> you dont do prisoner exchanged with friends, you do them with enemies. >> the release of five taliban sparked an outcry from republicans and democrats both including some of the presidents staunchest allies. >> we are learning details about bergdahls five years in captivity. lets go to aaron for more on president obamas defense on ...

Prisoner of war in afghanistan until his release last weekend. heres what the president told nbcs brian williams about his decision to trade those guantanamo bay prisoners for bergdahl. >> it was a unoon muss -- unanimous decision among my principals in my government and a view that was shared by my -- the members of the joint chiefs of staff and this is something that i would do again and i will continue to do wherever i have an opportunity if i have a member of our military in captivity. were ...

♪ ♪ bowe bergdahl was built in march of 1986 home schooling, bowe had a somewhat uneventful childhood working odd jobs as a teenager and getting his ged before enrolling in ballet school. >> he likes to explore different cultures. he was constantly learning different languages. >> reporter: in 2008 with the wars in iraq and afghanistan going strong, he enrolls in the army. by 2009 his platoon is in afghanistan. three months later, his fellow soldiers say he walks off the base, unannounced an...