From the Army Facebook page to articles in Army Times and the comments.

The overwhelming sentiment seems to be "Glad we got him back, now bring him to justice for desertion and endangering everyone else."

Leave no man behind doesn't absolve them from accountability for their actions once returned.

And I saw this just now, interesting if true:

I am active duty Army (Infantry). The universal expression from EVERYONE active duty is: glad he's back; if he warrants punishment, nail his ass to the wall.

A good friend of mine, SSG Clay Bowen died from an IED while he set up and manned a blocking position as Bergdahl's unit raided a village (which turned into a dry hole, obviously) in an effort to find him. Clay died on the 18th of July, about 2 weeks after Bergdahl deserted. By that time he was likely already in Pakistan.

Emotions are running high out here in the regular Army.

My husband & I were just talking about it as we were deployed at the time & actually remember commenting on who in the hell wanders off in the middle of a combat zone. There is no love lost if he walked off, but there is no doubt that we needed to bring him home.

When will George W. Bush be brought to justice for desertion, let alone taking U.S. troops into a war under false pretenses? That's what this veteran wants to know.

Can't expect a Bush to be held to the same law as the rest of us

But my thought is that it was the right thing to do to get him back. If he did indeed desert, he will have the opportunity to defend his actions via non judicial punishment or courts martial whichever is appropriate.

I haven't followed the story in it's entirety, so I have to ask: Was he confirmed to be a deserter?

But pretty much all the evidence available, and all those who were on that outpost with him, point toward such.

I would be hard pressed to find another explanation for him being gone, with his gear neatly piled and left behind and a note left.

And that has been the consensus pretty much since he went missing.

I still stand by bringing him back home 100%. If he has deserted, it would be nice to get a follow-up as to what caused him to desert. I thought I read a story that he disappeared shortly after one of his friends was KIA.

No matter how strong someone once was or how well trained a soldier is, the psyche can fracture.

Bringing him home was the right thing to do. As for the other accusations they will be dealt with and whatever the truth is will come out. War is hell and many people break, we need to know all the details, not just accept what is being said, especially what is being said by the right who only care about trying to turn this into another BS scandal to attack the president.