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Know, you dont just leave your fellow americans to join somebody else. >> explain that to us. civilians who have never as you guys did volunteered our service in our lives potentially to protect america think he was disillusioned, he was scared. he walked off. help us understand what a -- >> iraq is not an easy time. a combat zone is not an easy time. everybody is struggling. >> were not there because its easy. were there to do a hard job and thats what you signed up to do. >> whats the best evi...

Know, you dont just leave your fellow americans to join somebody else. >> explain that to us. civilians who have never as you guys did volunteered our service in our lives potentially to protect america think he was disillusioned, he was scared. he walked off. help us understand what a -- >> iraq is not an easy time. a combat zone is not an easy time. everybody is struggling. >> were not there because its easy. were there to do a hard job and thats what you signed up to do. >> whats the best evi...

And wound up captured, he did it intentionally. >> the morning we found out he was missing, someone went to walk him up for his guard shift and he was not there. not in his tent. his weapon, bulletproof vest, sensitive items left behind in the tent. we looked around the small op. it was the size of maybe two acres. some wire, some areas where anyone could walk right up. it wasnt a structured base with walls and gates. we had a struck stand out and a couple bunkers. it only took a few minutes to ...

And wound up captured, he did it intentionally. >> the morning we found out he was missing, someone went to walk him up for his guard shift and he was not there. not in his tent. his weapon, bulletproof vest, sensitive items left behind in the tent. we looked around the small op. it was the size of maybe two acres. some wire, some areas where anyone could walk right up. it wasnt a structured base with walls and gates. we had a struck stand out and a couple bunkers. it only took a few minutes to ...

We searched the whole op and the personnel who were there and that bergdahl liked to hang out with them and spoke with them a lot. they hadnt seen him. they didnt know where he was at and it didnt take long before it became pretty clear that he was gone. >> and he was supposed to have been on guard duty that night? >> yes. he was about to go on guard shift. someone woke him up for his shift and thats when they found out that he was not there. >> what was your immediate thought when you learned a...