The principle of leaving no one behind, no matter the cost, is deeply embedded in the U.S. military. Those in uniform, and their families, believe that no stone will be left unturned to get them home if they fall into enemy hands.
The U.S. commando’s attempt to rescue 65 American POWs held at North Vietnam’s notorious Son Tay prison. A 116-plane air armada, flew hundreds of miles over mountainous territory at treetop level to the prison camp.
During the Kosovo war, a 40-aircraft task force, including helicopters loaded with Marines and backed by a flotilla of three warships with 2,000 more Marines, flew deep into enemy territory to bring Captain O’Grady home.
Remains of Captain Michael "Scott" Speicher, lost in 1991 Persian Gulf War have been found in the Anbar province of Iraq after a nearly 20-year search, the U.S. Navy reported.
So it is not about one Bergdahl, its about the US commitment to its forces and their families. It is about peaceful exchange of prisoners with the Taliban.
No one got shot, and no one got killed.
No soldier will be left behind. It is a commitment. Just a thought
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