deserter
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The last military execution by firing squad took place in January 1945, when a young US Army deserter, Eddie Slovik, was shot during the final months of the World War Two.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Revere outfits the deserter with homespun clothes and collects the buttons from his uniform to melt down for silverwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
He would automatically be declared a deserter after 30 days being AWOL, according to military regulations.
From Reuters ● Aug. 4, 2023
Bergdahl had vanished from a base in Afghanistan’s Paktika province near the border with Pakistan in June 2009 and was called a deserter by some.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
But the British deserter did not show up in his blue smock and false hair to ride out of town with Rab’s uncle.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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