Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was never forgotten in his hometown of Hailey Idaho.
Now, a sigh of relief for Stefanie O'Neill, who has been working to bring the captured soldier back.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) STEFANIE O'NEILL, ORGANIZER OF 'BRING BOWE BACK' CAMPAIGN, SAYING:
"We have spent five years putting effort into this, from the yellow ribbons that have never faded to the signs in the windows to the bumper stickers, to the bracelets that I wear; we've never stopped. And we're able to breathe once he's home here in Idaho, we can breathe again."
But some Republican lawmakers angered by a White House deal to swap five Taliban prisoners for Bergdahl are demanding hearings.
In Hailey, Idaho, they're keeping politics out of it.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) STEFANIE O'NEILL, ORGANIZER OF 'BRING BOWE BACK' CAMPAIGN, SAYING:
"The town of Hailey, the community of Wood River Valley, we're staying out of the politics. We're going to leave that to the rest of the worl