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It is according to the military this is another typical day for sergeant bowe bergdahl. in other words, he has not been taken into custody. he is not being held. you will remember he came to san antonio last may shortly after he was released from captivity. for two purposes. one, to get him medically fit again and the other to put him through a reintegration program. a program they specialize here that helps former p.o.w.s come back to normal life. once he completed that program, he was given a ...

Shortly after he was released from captivity for two purposes. one to get him medically fit and the other to put him through a reintegration program. a program they specialize to help p.o.w.s come back to normal life. once he completed that program, he was given a desk job at ft. sam houston working in the weldingbuild building behind us. he is treated no differently than any other soldier. the same freedoms and privileges with one exception. that they say is when he leaves post, he is escorted ...

Last may. cnns martin savage following latest from san antonio, texas. >> reporter: despite the charges against him, it is expected according to the u.s. military this is another typical day for bowe bergdahl. he has not been taken into custody and he is not being held. you will remember he came to san antonio last may after released from captiveity for two purposes. one to get him medically fit and to put him through a reintegration program. it helps p.o.w.s come back to normal life. once he co...

Proceeding at this point? or the general leading it? >> what i can tell you is that i had a telephone conversation with major general kenneth dahl, the has been called in from ft. lewis in washington state to conduct the investigation. i gather he has a significant staff thats assisting him in the process. i was impressed by his seriousness at purpose. i was impressed by his human touch in my conversation with him. i thought it was highly professional. i thought it was appropriate. i look forwar...

Be returned to active duty. defense and military sources told nbc the third and final phase of his reintegration program has been completed and hes likely to be assigned to a desk job at ft. sam houston in san antonio pending the outcome of the armys latest investigation into his 2009 disappearance from his outpost in afghanistan. bergdahl will also be questioned directly by military officials investigating his disappearance for the first time. now, officials say once released from the reintegra...

Hamas. clearly, i do not make any apology for that. but in the way that the israelis are doing things now, theyre strengthening hamas in the eyes of their people and the arab people and weakening the man who wants to make a deal with them. >> indeed. and those pictures going all around the world as i think both of you made the point, particularly in europe. but i think increasingly in this country too. so horrific to see children and disabled people. thank you very much. >> thank you. all righ...

Remember this video? three week since he walked into u.s. custody, into that blackhawk helicopter somewhere in afghanistan and out of the custody of the taliban. now bowe bergdahl is focusing about opening up. not just about what happened to him in the nearly five years he was a p.o.w. also about opening up his daily life to all the little things you and i take for granted. you know, brushing our teeth, hanging out, leisure activities, et cetera. bergdahl is undergoing the armys reintegration pr...

Made at any second. and that once -- he wants that reunion to take place, they would make everything line up so his parents could travel to san antonio, which we thought very early on would be happening in the course of several days after bowe bergdahl was turned back over to the united states. so a little bit surprising that that hasnt happened. army officials do say that the bergdahl parents, even though theyre not speaking publicly and have said they would not make their travel plans to san a...

Is in stable condition, that his condition, however, requires hospitalization, its getting special focus on his diet and his nutrition, they say this is because of the way that hes essentially been fed over those five years in captivity. so concern got his physical health, his mental welfare is being treated. this is what they call a reintegration program. so the idea is to allow him to feel that he can control things in his life, for example, he can decide what he wants to do this afternoon. he...

And on the civilian front, were insisting on greater accountability in the afghan -- and the afghan government has taken concrete steps to foster development and combat corruption and put forward a reintegration program that allows afghans to lay down their arms. in pakistan weve seen the government begin to take the fight to violent extremists within its borders, and major blows have been struck against al-qaeda and its leadership. because in this region and beyond we will tolerate no safe have...