Bowe Bergdahl teared up at his sentencing on Monday as he apologized to service members who searched for him after he deserted his outpost in Afghanistan in 2009. At the sentencing hearing, soldiers who looked for Bergdahl have described the grueling, dangerous conditions they endured. Bergdahl said when he initially left his post, "I was trying to help and knowing it didn't breaks my heart," he said. When they found him, Taliban soldiers ripped out his beard and hair and kicked and spat on him. Mark Allen, described the impact of the injury on her husband and his family.

Source: CNN October 30, 2017 20:37 UTC