The US military has charged Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with desertion for allegedly leaving his post in Afghanistan in 2009. It’s one of the only high-profile cases of the crime in recent decades, but it’s far from rare in the US military.
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About 150 American servicemen and women have sought refuge in Canada, after refusing to serve in Iraq, but Canada has now informed one of them that he’s about to be deported, as Reporter Derek Stoffel in Toronto has more.
US deserters in Canada
Reporter Derek Stoffel has the story of American war deserters in Canada, where some 150 US soldiers have moved north of the border to avoid serving in Iraq