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Obama: Freed soldier was 'never forgotten'

June 01, 2014

The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Obama administration officials said Saturday. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was handed over by the Taliban. "While Bowe was gone, he was never forgotten," President Barack Obama said during a Rose Garden press conference, where he was joined by Bergdahl's parents.

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140531/news/140539697/
 
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