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Trump approves firing squad execution in first military death penalty case since 1961

Trump approves firing squad execution in first military death penalty case since 1961
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The last person executed by the military was Pvt. John Bennett, who was hanged after being convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl.

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