When Bowe Bergdahl joined the military, it likely was not with the intention of deserting.
If indeed Bergdahl deserted, what caused that change in him? It is possible, that like many of his fellow soldiers, his combat experiences caused him to suffer a mental breakdown, and instead of committing suicide, he followed a different course?
Some of his thinking at the time is revealed in his last e-mail to his parents before his capture:
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Last e-mail to parents
On June 27, 2009, Bergdahl sent a final e-mail to his parents:
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The future is too good to waste on lies. And life is way too short to care for the damnation of others, as well as to spend it helping fools with their ideas that are wrong. I have seen their ideas and I am ashamed to even be american.[sic] The horror of the self-righteous arrogance that they thrive in. It is all revolting.
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His e-mail went on to describe his disillusionment with the U.S. mission in Afghanistan:
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In the US Army you are cut down for being honest... but if you are a conceited brown nosing shit bag you will be allowed to do what ever you want, and you will be handed your higher rank... The system is wrong. I am ashamed to be an american. And the title of US soldier is just the lie of fools...I am sorry for everything here.
These people need help, yet what they get is the most conceited country in the world telling them that they are nothing and that they are stupid, that they have no idea how to live.
We don't even care when we hear each other talk about running their children down in the dirt streets with our armored trucks... We make fun of them in front of their faces, and laugh at them for not understanding we are insulting them...I am sorry for everything. The horror that is america is disgusting...
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