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Friends, which all of us take for granted, but while bowe was gone, he was never forgotten. >> cheryl brandis, you lost your son. >> yes. >> matthew. >> matthew, yeah. >> how old was matthew? >> matthew was 20 years old. >> and you lost -- he lost his life searching for that sergeant? >> yes, he did. >> now that all this has come out, i cant think of anything worse than losing a child. i have two kids myself. its the worse thing that can happen. >> absolutely. >> what is your reaction to all thi...

Devoted himself full-time to studying the world his son is now living in. >> trying to write or read the language. i probably spend four hours a day reading on the region on the history. >> bob even grew out a beard in solidarity and spoke directly to bowes captors. >> to the people of afghanistan, may the peace of god and the blessings that come from god be upon you. >> he had not given up hope. >> a father does not leave his son alone on the battlefield. >> apparently, neither had his son. >> ...

So he was really about touching up and getting as much knowledge. so he would take two or three classes, even if it was with the younger children. he was interested in learning as much as he could. >> a characterization you hear over and over again when talking to friends of bergdahl in idahos sun valley where yellow ribbons are everywhere. some faded from five long years in the sun. the rest of the country may be divided over bergdahls release, but here, there is palpable relief. >> hell get a ...

♪ ♪ 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...

Bergdahls parents bob and jani. >> for them, for a lot of peo e people. >> family friend walt femling remembers those first few days as they absorb the terrible news. >> both of them hadnt slept for two or three days. it was rough on jani. they were really just praying a lot that bowe would be released and come home. >> for six months, their prayers were left unanswered until the taliban released another video of their son. this time on christmas day dressed in his fatigues, he delivered a criti...

>> thats right. ballet. before he was a soldier, bergdahl was a dancer and quite a good one by all accounts. horton who was the creative director where bergdahl studied said he brought his signature intensity to the dance floor, as well. >> he was a really serious student. he took -- he started late. so he was really about touching up and getting as much knowledge. so he would take two or three classes, even if it was with the younger children. he was interested in learning as much as he could. ...

Hes going to be safely reunited with his family. he served the united states with honor and distinction and will have the opportunity to learn what transpired in the past years, but what is most important now is his health and well being. >> all right. that was obamas national security advisor, susan rice once again on another misleading round of the sunday morning appearances. she claimed sergeant bergdahl served with quote honor and distinction but all soldiers that fought alongside the former...

Releasing terrorists in exchange for sergeant bergdahl but what about the six men that died searching for bowe after he reportedly walked off the base in 2009, what did they think of their commander in chiefs comments now that fox news obtained documents proving the former captive once described himself as a warrior for islam? joining us is andy and sandra andrews, their son, sergeant darron andrews was killed searching for bowe. sandra, let me ask you, what is your reaction to that? were you ev...

♪ ♪ 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...

While republicans search for a reason to disenfranchise voter likes willie mims, democrats are fighting to ensure more americans are heard. you can read more about the dncs project on msnbc.com. thats all for now. ill see you back here tomorrow 4:00 p.m. eastern. "the ed show" is up next. good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show." live from detroit lakes, minnesota, im ready to go. lets get to work! >> their son bowe is coming home. >> id like to say to bowe right now who is having...