To: 68skylark
The last soldier to be executed during wartime was Pvt. Eddie Slovik, shot for desertion in 1945. He was later portrayed by Martin Sheen in a made-for-TV movie.
Haven't found any "peacetime" execution info yet.
To: Salamander
128 posted on
02/12/2004 4:20:53 PM PST by
Cannoneer No. 4
(Artillery lends class to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl)
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