Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is moved to outpatient care at Texas military base
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Version 0 of 1. SAN ANTONIO — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had been a prisoner of war in Afghanistan for five years, has been shifted to outpatient care at a Texas military base, the Army said in a statement Sunday. Bergdahl had been receiving inpatient treatment at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston. He is now receiving outpatient care on the base in San Antonio, according to the statement. The Army said his “reintegration process” is proceeding with exposure to more people and a gradual increase in social interaction. The Idaho native was captured in June 2009 and freed by the Taliban on May 31 in a deal struck by the Obama administration in which five senior Taliban officials were released from detention at the U.S. military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Bergdahl arrived at the Texas medical center on June 13 after nearly two weeks recuperating at a U.S. military hospital in Germany. Army officials said then that he was in stable condition and was working daily with health-care providers to regain a sense of normalcy and move forward with his life. The Army statement Sunday said Bergdahl is receiving counseling from “Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape” psychologists” to “continue to ensure he progresses to the point where he can return to duty.” The Army said the specifics of his location will not be made public. Bergdahl disappeared from his post in Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan on June 30, 2009. Some former members of his unit have said that he left of his own accord. Bergdahl has not commented publicly on the circumstances of his disappearance, and the Army has not charged him. The Army said last week that it is investigating Bergdahl’s disappearance and capture. It said investigators will not interview Bergdahl until those helping him recover say it is okay to do so. |