On the recordJune 10, 2014
America does not leave its soldiers behind. We made the right decision. And we did it for the right reasons. To bring home one of our own people.
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Hagel defends the decision to free Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, emphasizing the commitment to soldiers.
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I mean, not to capture him, but to get him back, and to do that, if it would have taken another course of action or if we would have taken another option, that would have put our men and women at risk.
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