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Why didn't they declare him missing. he walked into enemy hands, apparently not on purpose, but he was headsing out into the country. >> because they couldn't ask him why he left. and in the proof of life videos, he asked for help from the u.s. government to come home. on the strength of that, they couldn't leave him out there. and also, the u.s. presence shrinking, they had to check on his health and well being remotely. sometimes through spies, sometimes electronically. they knew they would be losing access to that. their clock was running out on a chance to get him out. >> what was your sen...

Chuck hagel deferred questions about how bergdahl came into enemy hands. >> i'm not surprised that there are still questions and until we get the facts exactly what the condition of sergeant bergdahl is we can't go much further and speculate. >> reporter: soldiers on the ground at the time tell cnn insurgents were eight to take advantage of the massive military under taking to rescue bergdahl with ieds placed more effectively. six soldiers were killed during that week. clayton bowman, walker, curt curtis, darren andrews, matthew martinic and for their parents this moment will never come. >> to...

They tell cnn he purposely left the observation post. an afghan child said he saw an american soldier walking by himself. on nbc's "meet the press" sunday chuck hagel deferred questions about how bergdahl came into enemy hands. >> i'm not surprised that there are still questions and until we get the facts exactly what the condition of sergeant bergdahl is we can't go much further and speculate. >> reporter: sls on the ground at the time tell cnn insurgents were eight to take advantage of the massive military under taking to rescue bergdahl with ieds placed more effectively. six soldiers were k...

Tactics and procedures, all those sorts of things. so, that is going to be for sure part of what his debrief and his discussions here will be about. but of course, it will be a very important point to figure out precisely why and how he came to fall into enemy hands. soldiers' lives were put on the line in the search for him, and that is very, very important for many of those who did just that, who went out and looked for him. they want to know how this all began. >> very much a part of the discussion this morning. nic robertson live for us in landstuhl, thanks so much. >> he started as a priv...

At fault for walking into enemy hands. many of his fellow soldiers do not believe he should get a hero's welcome back home. >> it's a good day. >> yes, it's a good day. >> reporter: welcome news for bowe bergdahl's parents. their son, the only known prisoner of war, was released by his captures and coming home to idaho. >> five years is a seemingly endless long time but you've made it. >> reporter: but new details coming to light about how his freedom was both lost and regained complicate any planned ticker tape parades. these are the faces of five to high mid-level prisoners smiling as they a...