Master Sgt. Mark Allen, a retired US soldier who was shot in the head while searching for Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan, has died at age 46.
reportedly walked away from a U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan in June 2009
, carrying only a compass and a bottle of water. He was the only U.S. service member ever to be held captive by enemy forces in Afghanistan. After his unexpected release in 2014, Bergdahl was spared prison time for abandoning his post and endangering military comrades who participated in the lengthy search for him.
Allen was seriously injured in the search for Bergdahl. Allen's wife, Shannon Allen, gave a heart-wrenching testimony"He's lost me as a wife, essentially, because instead of being his wife, I'm his caregiver," Shannon Allen told a military court."I mean, we can't hold hands anymore, unless I pry open his hand and place mine in it."
Sharon Allen said that her husband was"always happy-go-lucky" before he was wounded. They had a son, Cody, and a daughter, Journey.
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