Posted on 06/17/2012 1:57:24 PM PDT by Daffynition
(Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force deserter who has lived secretly in Sweden since 1984 has revealed his identity and contacted his family in the United States who were overwhelmed to hear he was still alive, a Swedish newspaper reported at the weekend.
Dagens Nyheter said David Hemler had deserted aged 21 while serving at a U.S. Air Force base in Germany, after getting involved with a pacifist church and becoming disillusioned with the policies of former President Ronald Reagan.
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Nearly 13 years ago?!
It happened in 2009. That was 3 years ago.
From Wikipedia: The Fort Hood shooting was a Non-State Terrorist Attack[2] that took place on November 5, 2009, at Fort Hood...
Hope he stays there. He obviously thinks it’s “better.”
Yes.
“I’ve been on the page with the most wanted fugitives, clicked on my name and looked at a photo of myself from high school. It is the only photograph of myself I’ve had access to from my life before Sweden. There is also a picture of what I could look like as a 47-year-old, a pretty handsome fellow. I guess they had less credence for my ideology than my looks”
The Air Force's estimate of his visage at age 47:
You’re welcome!
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