Bowe Bergdahl a `` hometown hero '' in Hailey , Idaho , and a `` deserter '' to some soldiers . O'Shea : He learned Pashtun ; building rapport with captors is critical to survival as a hostage . Comment: This can be as simple as learning phrases in your captor 's language to Bergdahl 's extreme case , where he learned Pashtun and possibly even converting to Islam . To break vow to fellow soldiers is terrible : If he indeed deserted , that will haunt him , too .
Bowe Bergdahl a `` hometown hero '' in Hailey , Idaho , and a `` deserter '' to some soldiers . O'Shea : He learned Pashtun ; building rapport with captors is critical to survival as a hostage . Comment: To break vow to fellow soldiers is terrible : If he indeed deserted , that will haunt him , too .