Photo of Eisenhower Chapter members Machai St. Rain and John Heuer and Fayetteville Quaker House directors Lynn and Steve Newsom with banner designed by Tarak Kauff and Ellen Davidson.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl appeared at a Ft. Bragg courtroom on Tuesday, Jan 12 for a hearing on pre-trial defense motions. His court martial on charges of desertion and misbehavior is slated for August. Bowe spent 5 years as a prisoner of war in Afghanistan until he was released in a controversial prisoner swap in 2014. He is being prosecuted by the US Army in an apparent attempt to misdirect attention from 15 years of failed policies in Afghanistan on the part of politicians and military brass.
Both Lynn and Machai were able to speak briefly with Sgt. Bergdahl, who expressed his appreciation for our supportive witness.
Quaker House, founded in 1969, is the longest continuous operating GI Rights Meeting House in the US. The GI Rights Hotline is 877-447-4487.