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Army Lays Groundwork for First Military Executions Since 1961
Military.com ^ | June 26, 2026 | Haley Fuller

Posted on 07/26/2026 8:09:19 PM PDT by deks

Nidal Hasan remains incarcerated on death row at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. His death sentence was upheld by a military court in 2023 [after all appeals were processed],

The last U.S. military execution occurred April 13, 1961, when Army Pvt. John A. Bennett was hanged after being convicted of rape and attempted murder.

Nidal Hasan, Ronald Gray, Hasan Akbar, and Timothy Hennis are prisoners currently sentenced to death in the military system. They were imprisoned based on the following crimes:

<<>> Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 after killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009.

<<>> Gray was convicted by general court-martial of 14 charges, including premeditated murder, attempted murder and three rapes.

<<>> Akbar was sentenced to death in 2005 after a grenade and shooting attack killed Army Capt. Christopher Seifert and Air Force Maj.

<<>> Hennis was sentenced to death in 2010 after a military trial for a 1985 triple murder.

The main holdup is built into military law. Article 71 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice says a court-martial death sentence “may not be executed until approved by the president,” and it also bars execution until appellate review produces a final judgment on the legality of the proceedings, a process that can take decades.

-- What the Army Is Preparing -- The Army plan is called “Operation Resolute Justice” and involves coordination with the Federal Bureau of Prisons for possible executions at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind.

The plan outlines procedures for transferring condemned prisoners from the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to Terre Haute, arranging a viewing station for witnesses and coordinating with federal prison officials. Terre Haute has housed all the federal government's executions since 2001.

(Excerpt) Read more at military.com ...


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I was wondering if Nidal Hasan the mass murderer of Fort Hood was still alive. Hasan was mentored by Anwar al-Awlaki (who also communicated with 911 hijackers) at the Dar al-Hijrah Mosque located in Seven Corners, Falls Church, Virginia.
1 posted on 07/26/2026 8:09:19 PM PDT by deks
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To: deks

“Nidal Hasan”

Clearly someone who needs to be gone, years ago....

[Bammy’s Buddy.....]


2 posted on 07/26/2026 8:21:55 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: deks

Biden, aka Gropey Joe, Sleepy Joe, Pedo Pete, commuted sentences for many or most Federal prisoners on death row.

Convict Hasan didn’t win that lottery. He won’t need a wheelchair to hang though.

Can someone PLEASE challenge the autopen pardons and commutations issued by the mentally diminished Biden, especially from his last days?

Chris Seifert was a helluva Soldier. He didn’t even get to jump the berm. Convict Akbar deserves a rope too.


3 posted on 07/26/2026 8:39:29 PM PDT by KitJ (Shall not be infringed...)
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To: dfwgator

Nidal Hasan will need the Dr. Gillespie treatment.


4 posted on 07/26/2026 8:42:06 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: deks

I can’t figure out why Hasan is still processing oxygen.

A g-d commissioned officer gunning down 13 troops.

Shoulda been up against a wall a day later.


5 posted on 07/26/2026 8:50:25 PM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: deks

Time to put that muzzie dog down. The scum murdered American soldiers. What are we waiting for?


6 posted on 07/26/2026 9:19:33 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The crap going on in America ISN'T immigration. It's friggin' colonization. America is falling.)
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To: KitJ
I cut off part of the info while cut and pasting....

[Hasan] Akbar was sentenced to death in 2005 after a grenade and shooting attack killed Army Capt. Christopher Seifert and Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone and wounded 14 other soldiers in Kuwait in 2003.

7 posted on 07/26/2026 10:07:36 PM PDT by deks (America cannot be made great in complete isolation from the adversaries that are harming Americans)
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To: KitJ

Reminds me of that scene from Blazing Saddles where both the rider and the horse had nooses around their necks.


8 posted on 07/27/2026 2:42:32 AM PDT by caddie (Going forward we all need to become Trump, and also Captain Obvious, and Charlie Kirk too. )
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To: deks

Need to bring back the death penalty for actual treason as well. That would eliminate half of the DNC and all of the DSA.


9 posted on 07/27/2026 4:04:10 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: deks; Paladin2

GREAT! Yes, exterminate that MoFo POS Nidal Hasan. All that time, man hours and money wasted on him is disgusting.


10 posted on 07/27/2026 4:17:29 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization? )
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To: FlingWingFlyer

And an unborn baby also


11 posted on 07/27/2026 4:31:20 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: deks

What happened to firing squads or hanging? You could do them all on the same day on the same gallows or against the same wall


12 posted on 07/27/2026 5:27:03 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (You choose; a world without dogs or a world without muslims.)
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To: deks

Ironic - N. Korea executed an army defector for us in 1985. PFC Joseph White defected in 1982. - I was stationed in Korea when he supposedly died in a “drowning accident” in the Yalu river - when ice was 8” deep on the streets of the area around Osan.


13 posted on 07/27/2026 5:43:45 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: deks

Why not build a gallows at Leavenworth, let the other prisoners watch the hangings, and do a live video feed to US bases around the world.


14 posted on 07/27/2026 6:52:10 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: deks

“and it also bars execution until appellate review produces a final judgment on the legality of the proceedings, a process that can take decades.”

That needs to change.

L


15 posted on 07/27/2026 6:56:30 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. LOL l)
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To: deks

Will be waiting for the mussie’s riot after he’s hanged.


16 posted on 07/27/2026 7:59:16 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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Let them riot. Then carry out the provisions of the Insurrection Act.
17 posted on 07/27/2026 8:05:34 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: PAR35

As note previously, I still have the Air Force Manual on how to construct a gallows and carry out a hanging...


18 posted on 07/27/2026 8:43:09 AM PDT by jagusafr
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To: deks

GOOD.


19 posted on 07/27/2026 8:53:54 AM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: Paladin2

Videos would be epic. Run them right over to Guantanamo.


20 posted on 07/27/2026 10:17:31 AM PDT by bobbo666
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