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
The Army so far not called him a deserter, even though he crossed the border without authorization while on active duty.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2023
A third publicly known Russian deserter in Europe, a former army mechanic named Nikita Chibrin, has had a pending asylum claim in Spain since November.
From New York Times ● May 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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