Bowe Bergdahl

WASHINGTON -- The father of a U.S. soldier who was taken prisoner in Afghanistan thanked the motorcycle riders of Rolling Thunder on Sunday for raising awareness of missing-in-action troops and prisoners of war.At the annual Rolling Thunder rally on the National Mall, Bob Bergdahl promised his son: "You will come home. We will not leave you behind."Read More... More on District of ColumbiaRead Full Story

Robert Bergdahl honors his son Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who is currently being held as a prisoner of war.Read Full Story

CBS NewsParents of Bowe Bergdahl claim there are secret talks for a swap with the TalibanCBS News(AP) WASHINGTON - Frustrated by what they said are stalled efforts to free a US soldier taken prisoner three years ago in Afghanistan, the man's parents have gone public with previously secret US attempts to trade him for Taliban prisoners in US hands.Family pleads for US prisoner at heart of Afghan peace pushReutersAmerican POW at center of US talks with TalibanMinneapolis Star TribuneParents of...Read Full Story

The Seattle TimesParents lobby for POW's inclusion in Taliban prisoner swapThe Seattle TimesUS officials believe Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, 26, of Hailey, Idaho, is alive and is being held in the tribal area of Pakistan along the Afghanistan border. By Karen DeYoung This 2010 image shows the release by Taliban-associated video-production group Manba ...POW is focus of possible prisoner swap with TalibanPittsburgh Post GazetteU.S. prisoner of war is focus of talks on Taliban prisoner swapSan Jose...Read Full Story

During the ten and a half years that Americans have been fighting in Afghanistan, as tens of thousands of troops have rotated in and out of the combat zone, only one soldier has ever been captured by the Taliban. His name is Bowe Bergdahl, and since June 30, 2009, he has been America’s last living Prisoner of War.Read More... More on Missing PersonsRead Full Story