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
Corn said he could be declared a deserter sooner, given the likelihood King knew his decision had ended his military career.
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
Some naive part of me hoped the deserter would at least make it out of the city.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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