 Born in Idaho, Bergdahl joined the army in 2008, was deployed to Afghanistan one year later. On the night of June 30th, he vanished from his outpost. Before leaving, he placed his rifle and night vision goggles on his bed, then walked off into the desert. Just before his disappearance, Bo Bergdahl sent the following email to his parents, quote, the U.S. Army is the biggest joke in the world.