Bergdahl a `` hometown hero '' in Idaho , Hailey , and a `` deserter '' to some soldiers . Bowe Bergdahl still has a long and difficult journey home . Bergdahl : He learned Pashtun ; building rapport with captors is critical to survival as a hostage . He says O'Shea probably wondered each day if this would be his last . To break vow to fellow soldiers is terrible : If he indeed deserted , that will haunt him , too .
Bergdahl a `` hometown hero '' in Idaho , Hailey , and a `` deserter '' to some soldiers . Bergdahl : He learned Pashtun ; building rapport with captors is critical to survival as a hostage . He says O'Shea probably wondered each day if this would be his last . To break vow to fellow soldiers is terrible : If he indeed deserted , that will haunt him , too .