5 Most Talked About Stories This Week on Military.com

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives at the Fort Bragg courthouse for a sentencing hearing on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C. (Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP) -- The Associated Press

Military.com | By Sean Mclain Brown

Published November 08, 2017

Here are the most talked about stories this week on Military.com, along with a sampling of reader responses.

Trump Calls No Jail Time for Bergdahl 'Complete and Total Disgrace'

Texas Church Shooter Booted from Air Force After Beating Wife, Child

Grim Cost Predicted in Effort to Destroy North Korea's Nukes

Navy: Failures of Leaders, Watchstanders Led to Deadly Ship Collisions

Gitmo Judge Sentences Marine General to 21 Days' Confinement

-- Sean Mclain Brown can be reached at sean.brown@military.com. Follow him on Twitter at @seanmclainbrown.

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Sean Mclain Brown

Sean Mclain Brown worked as a journalist for the Pasadena Star News and other newspapers as a contributor. After, he worked in broadcast radio where he earned awards for his writing from the National Association of Broadcasting. He now covers veteran and military hero stories, veteran jobs and business, and Military.com's fitness channel. His writing has appeared in more than 50 publications including: The San Francisco Chronicle, The Pasadena Star News, Sierra Madre News, San Francisco Magazine, Indiana Review, and others. He is a Marine Corps veteran who served during the Gulf War as a plane captain on the AV8B Harrier. Read Full Bio

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