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Judge lacked authority to void Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion conviction, appeals court rules

The Independent World · 2 September 2026 at 17:20

Judge lacked authority to void Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion conviction, appeals court rules

Bergdahl, then a 23-year-old soldier, was stationed near Afghanistan's Paktika Province in June 2009 when he walked off his post without permission

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Judge lacked authority to void Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion conviction, appeals court rules

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