deserter
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"Another country could investigate me better and give me asylum. Why didn't they give me that chance? Instead they deported me specifically to Russia," says the deserter.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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
By declaring King a deserter, the Army would have to conclude that King left and intended to stay away permanently.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
It has so far not called him a deserter, even though he crossed the border without authorization while on active duty.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2023
Rab must see to it that the uncle who every week smuggled out copies of the Observer also took out the British deserter.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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