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>> we don't know what the treatment was at the hands of his captors, either. he could have been tortured, kept in solitary confinement, all sorts of terrible things. so, there is little doubt this guy would have been traumatized by his ordeal nearly five years in the hands of afghan militants on the border between of sgafg n afghanistan and pakistan. but the other big issue is his side of the story, mentioned before. investigators are keen to learn how he fell into the hands of the taliban in the first place. >> in bergdahl's hometown, many are celebrating, but a party has now been called off....

About what happened. >> backlash in bergdahl's hometown. >> it was supposed to be called the bowe is back event. >> worries of a showtime in a tiny town of 8,000 shuttering a celebration. and we ask, how do we decide who gets rescued? >> i will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of an enemy. >> we don't leave americans behind. that's unequivocal. >> let's talk live in the "cnn newsroom." and good morning. i'm carol costello. you've been watching coverage of president obama and david cameron's joint press conference in brussels. well, just a short time ago, the president, pre...

Little bit was "it's true, it's true." so, it was, after that, kind of all sank in, and my whole house went crazy. and then everybody started kind of piling out of their houses and into town so that we could all kind of talk and celebrate. >> the town is planning a larger celebration at the end of the month, renaming the annual bring bowe back event to reflect his release. it will now be called "bowe is back." thousands are expected to gather there on june 28th to honor him. this morning, the acting head of the va is promising major changes at the scandal-plagued agency. sloan gibson says hi...

Back event." >> we were in the process this week of obtaining the fifth tree and getting it planted. now we don't need the tree. >> reporter: stephanie o'neill quickly renamed the event "bowe is back." >> they knew their son would come home safe to them. they didn't give up hope. >> reporter: neither did anyone in this town. >> i saved it for years. i bought it specifically for when bowe was released and ready to come home. >> reporter: she will be waiting for him with open arms. >> i'm going to congratulate him for his perseverance himself. >> that was sandra reporting from our salt lake city...