According to a report in the Wall St. Journal, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has refused to speak to his parents since being released from five years in captivity:

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl hasn’t spoken to his family since he was released from captivity in Pakistan, according to an Army official.

Sgt. Bergdahl has refused to see his parents or speak to them on the phone, the official said. The decision by Sgt. Bergdahl, who returned to regular duty on Monday, suggests a deeper estrangement between the soldier and his parents than the military understood when he was released. Still, officials said, they don’t know the precise cause of the tension or when it began.

Sgt. Bergdahl’s father, Robert Bergdahl, emerged as a fierce advocate for his son during the five years that Sgt. Bergdahl was held in Pakistan by the Haqqani Network, pushing for action to get his son released. When Sgt. Bergdahl was released to U.S. Special Forces following a prisoner exchange that freed five Taliban detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Mr. Bergdahl and his wife appeared at a White House announcement alongside President Barack Obama.

President Obama's willingness to negotiate with terrorists for Bergdahl's release drew intense and bipartisan criticism in the weeks following the deal. Platoon mates allege that Bergdahl abandoned his post and directly lead to the deaths of American soldiers who were forced to search for him.