To: glorgau
He may have done the the crime, and although he didn't intend it, he most certainly did the time. 40 years hard labor
Not quite, I believe the penalty for desertion in war time is death.
50 posted on
10/21/2005 5:47:20 AM PDT by
edchambers
(Neocon foot-soldier of the Haliburton death squad)
To: edchambers
And what war were we in in 1965? I distinctly remember being in a police action at around this time, but no war.
69 posted on
10/21/2005 8:15:15 AM PDT by
Safetgiver
(Noone spoke when the levee done broke, Blanco cried and Nagin lied.)
To: edchambers
"I believe the penalty for desertion in war time is death..."
He was in Korea when he deserted in 1965, and there was never a declaration of war against North Vietnam. No US soldier has been executed for desertion since the last declared war (1945).
I certainly understand your wish for a death penalty in today's era of undeclared war, but the military tribunals don't quite see things your way.
74 posted on
10/21/2005 10:13:35 AM PDT by
Go_Raiders
("Being able to catch well in a crowd just means you can't get open, that's all." -- James Lofton)
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