Why Is This Not News?

Sgt. Bowe R. Bergdahl has been a prisoner of war since 2009: http://supportbowe.org/  What will it take to bring this young man home and reunite him with his family? His name should be known to every American, but his captivity is not in the news.

Here’s a summary from the website: http://supportbowe.org/the-story-of-bowe-tuesday/

On June 30, 2009, militants belonging to the Haqqani network, an Afghan insurgent group allied with the Taliban, took 23- year-old U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe R. Bergdahl captive. This ill-fated day was a Tuesday.

Time practically stands still for a prisoner who fears for his life every day. Bowe’s captivity has evolved into weeks, months and years. The idea of BOWE TUESDAY came about as a way to raise public awareness. For more than two years, giving Bowe Bergdahl special acknowledgment each Tuesday, the day of his capture, has been practiced by his supporters. However, it is clear that greater awareness is needed.

One of Bowe’s supporters said, “Have you ever noticed on Facebook, all the different people who you don’t know whose profile pics pop up? … What would happen if every Tuesday, a significant number of the profile pictures on Facebook featured Bowe Bergdahl? That would get people’s attention, and people would want to know who Bowe Bergdahl is. People who aren’t aware that America has a soldier who is being held as a prisoner of war would find out about Bowe.”

The next step in the BOWE TUESDAY movement was to translate it to Facebook. It’s a powerful means to raise awareness when many people feature Bowe’s picture as their profile image all at the same time. Whenever his profile picture appears in a “People You May Know” list, people who are friends of friends will see a message about Bowe.

Some supporters have chosen to feature Bowe on their Facebook cover picture. Here are images to use as a cover photo from the Artwork & Image File. Please join BOWE TUESDAY for one day a week until Bowe comes home. Right-click on the image and save it to your computer. Be sure to click on the image to enlarge the picture to save the best image possible. Many of Bowe’s supporters who use Twitter have taken the idea of BOWE TUESDAY one step further by using the following set of hash tags several times during the day each Tuesday in their tweets: #bowetuesday, #Bowe #Bergdahl, #POW, #supportbowe.

Thank you to everyone who joins this weekly effort to bring Bowe Bergdahl home