Officials in Bergdahl's Hometown: 'Stop the Hate - That’s Un-American'

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"Saturday and Sunday were days of rejoicement, we were all so happy that at last after five years, that Bowe had been released," said Jane Drussel, the president of the Hailey Chamber of Commerce. "Happy for him and happy for his parents who we lived with day in and day out and saw the hurt and the weariness from the venture of trying to get their son released."

"All these five years, never a word of any negative nature whatsoever. And now, after two days, I was shocked when late at night, watching (TV) I started seeing the dragon's head roar. Comments that are just off the wall."

Drussel said many of the calls are cancelling trips to the town of about 8,000.

"Well, number one is, how dare we as a community support someone who in their mind they’re thinking of as a 'deserter,' a traitor. That they had plans to come here on their vacation, they’re no longer coming, they’re cancelling their reservations."

"I just find that shocking," she said. "You know, we’re Americans, and we need to act like Americans, and to me that’s un-American. Let things play out, and if there needs to be action taken, I’m sure it will be taken . . ."


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Jane Drussel, proprietor of "Jane’s Artifacts," and President of the Hailey Chamber of Commerce