command, i'll provide you with a statement with regard to the army's investigation of sergeant robert bowdry bergdahl's dis disappearance in afghanistan. i'm unable to take your questions. our statement follows: . the u.s. army forces command has thoroughly reviewed the army's investigation surrounding sergeant bergdahl's disappearance 2009 in afghanistan. with desertion, with intent to sherk duty, and has referred its case to article 32 political 32 preliminary hearing. again, sergeant bergdahl is charged with one count of article 85 desertion with intent to shirk duty and misbehavior by endangering the safety of a command unit or place. as you recall, sergeant bergdahl disappeared june 30 2009, from command outpost in afghanistan and was subsequently captureed. regarding next steps. in article 32 preliminary hearing is a legal procedure under the uniform code military justice designed to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to merit a court-martial, and is required before a case can be tried by a general court-martial. legal experts often compare an article 82 hearing to a civilian grand ju

robert bowdrie bergdahl's 2009 disappearance in afghanistan and formally charge sgt. hl under the armed forces uniform code of military justice on march 25, 2015 with desertion with intent to shirk important or hazardous duty and misbehavior before the enemy by endangering the safety of a command, unit or place and has referred the case to an article 32 preliminary hearing. as you recall, sgt. bergdahl disappeared june 30, 2009 from combat outpost mest-lalak in paktika province, afghanistan and was subsequently captured. regarding next steps, an article 32 preliminary hearing is a legal procedure under the uniform code of military justice designed to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to merit a court martial and is required before a case can be tried by a general court martial. >> woodruff: and with me now is eugene fidell, sgt. bowe bergdahl's lawyer. he's also a scholar in law at yale university. eugene fidell, welcome. we know sergeant bergdahl got the news while he was at if fort sam houston texas. was he expecting the charge? what was his reaction? >>

command and i'll provide you a statement with regard to the army's investigation of sergeant robert bowdry bergdahl'sarance in afghanistan. due to the specific and legal nature of the information i'm about to provide, i am unable to take your questions, but our staff here will provide you with a copy of this statement and points of contact to address your questions at the conclusion of this statement. our statement follows. the u.s. army forces command has author rely reviewed the army's investigation surrounding sergeant robert beaudry bergdahl's 2009 disappearance in afghanistan and formally charged sergeant bergdahl under the armed forces uniform code of military justice on march 25th, 2015 with desertion with intent to shirk important or hazardous duty and misbehavior before the enemy by endangering the safety of a command, unit or place, and has referred the case to an article 34 preliminary hearing. again, sergeant bergdahl is charged under the uniform code of military justice with one count of article 85 desertion with intent to shirk important or hazardous duty and one count of article 99 mis