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Sub GaryFarwell I thought I would see what the Idaho Statesman had to say about the Rolling Stone article published yesterday. My son, Matthew, had gathered information for 3 years and did the reporting on the RS story. He introduced Michael Hastings to the Bergdahls and they interviewed the family several months ago. It's interesting and troubling the Statesman failed to understand the story theyput forward and just printed a few sensational excerpts from this young Pwy. The knee jerk reaction from the readership was predictable and it's certainly telling that folks who have made misinformed snap judgements about this young soldier, in the comments section,are not brave enough to identify themselves. I would encourage your readership to actually read the Rs article and see how Bowie Bergdahl's outfit lacked any form of effective leadership and misbehaved in a way thatwould cause anyone including myselfto be ashamed.I'm going to excuse thatyoung kid for his choice of words, but I'm not going to excuse the leadership of his outfit, nor the misguided policies of our government in Afghanistan and elsewhere which have put our young people in harms waywithout a clear vision of what they are doing. My name is GaryFarwell and Im from Burley, Idaho. My father's first assignment as a B-24 ball gunner was at Gowan Field. I'm a retired Air Force officer. Two of my sons served a total of 5 years in Afghanistan and Irag in front line combat units.The eldest son Gary Marc died when his Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Germany two years ago. He is buried in Rigby and ANC with partial remains of his crew. The youngest,Matthew,served 16 months inAfghanistan as a combat infantryman with the 10th Mountain Division. He is recovering from PTsD, ifthats ever possible, and he is a reporter for the New York Times,Rolling Stone magazine and other publications while continuing his studies at the University of Virginia. It's my hope this Rolling Stone article helps the Bergdahl's get their son back and helps expose some misguided policies and conduct far above the pay grade of this young disillusioned soldier.. show less 36 minutes ago 5 Likes ReportAbuse LikeReply