U.S. Army to Conduct Hearing July 7 In Sgt. Bergdahl Legal Case

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U.S. Army Forces Command
Directorate of Public Affairs
4700 Knox Street
Fort Bragg, N.C. 28310

29 June 2016
For Immediate Release

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U.S. Army to Conduct Hearing July 7 In Sgt. Bergdahl Legal Case

What: The U.S. Army will conduct a military legal hearing July 7, 2016, Thursday, on Fort Bragg, N.C., in the case of United States vs. Sgt. Robert B. Bergdahl.

Where: The legal-motions hearing will take place in the Fort Bragg Courtroom on post.

Media will be escorted from the post’s Smith Lake Army Recreation Center parking lot, off Smith Lake Road (adjacent to Honeycutt Road and the Eureka Springs/Carvers Creeks neighborhoods near Fayetteville, N.C.). (Directions are attached.)

When: July 7, 2016 (Thursday) – Registered news media may begin to arrive starting at 6:30 a.m. EDT and not later than 7:30 a.m. EDT July 7 for security in-processing. The open hearing will begin that morning, following a Media Operations Center update.

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Note: Media organizations and journalists should register by noon July 6, Wednesday, by completing the attached questionnaire and returning it to E-mails for john.p.boyce2.civ@mail.mil and james.e.hinnant.civ@mail.mil

Media satellite trucks will be escorted after a security orientation at the Smith Lake Army Recreation Area.

News media or the public with questions regarding attending, may contact Forces Command Public Affairs at (910) 570-7216 or E-mail john.p.boyce2.civ@mail.mil or james.e.hinnant.civ@mail.mil.

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED