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
While he was gone, Army leaders declared him absent without leave, opting to not consider him a deserter, which is far more serious.
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, and it has deferred questions about any punishments King might face.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2023
He even had them officially listed and denounced for desertion, in case some British agent needed proof that the agent was really a former American soldier and not a spy posing as a deserter.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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