Put Bergdahl on trial, say parents of soldier killed searching for him

The parents of a Chicago area soldier who was killed in a mission searching for Bowe Bergdahl say the man Obama freed in exchange for five high-level terrorists should be put on trial.

Of course the parents were not told by the Defense Department that he died on a Bergdahl rescue mission, they only find out recently by outside sources.

From the Daily Herald:

The mother and stepfather of a Bartlett High School graduate who they believe was mortally wounded while searching for an U.S. soldier held prisoner by the Taliban are urging the U.S. military to put the former POW on trial.

Cheryl Brandes and Ken Luccioni have begun a high-profile campaign to make sure that Bowe Bergdahl, who former comrades are now accusing of deserting his Afghan guard post, is tried by the U.S. military. Bergdahl was released by the Taliban this week after five years, in a controversial prisoner exchange. He is currently in an American hospital in Germany.

Pfc. Matthew Martinek, 20, who graduated from Bartlett High School in 2007, died Sept. 11, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from injuries suffered Sept. 4, 2009, in Afghanistan's Pakita province.

According to a Department of Defense news release at the time, Martinek's vehicle was hit by an roadside bomb. When he and six other soldiers tried to secure the vehicle, it was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire.

But the real story has of course emerged.

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