"The way to have good soldiers is to treat them rightly...A private soldier has as much right to justice as a major general."
President Abraham Lincoln"I can think of no more fitting expression of this country's appreciation for the sacrifices of our young servicemen than to grant them the same rights they are defending."
Senator Sam J. ErvinAir Force death penalty court-martial
The last military execution to take place was that of an Army private convicted of the 1955 rape and attempted murder of an 11-year-old Austrian girl. He was hanged at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on April 19, 1961.
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Special Agent L.J. Beyer, current NCIS Inspector General
Rear Admiral Harold Eric "Rick" Grant, USN (Ret.), former Navy TJAG (1994-2000)
Rear Admiral Michael Franklin Lohr, JAGC, USN (Ret.), former Navy TJAG (2002 - 2006)
Rear Admiral William Leon Schachte, Jr. JAGC USN (Ret.), former Navy TJAG (1992 - 1993)
Navy Commander Timothy W. Zeller, USN, JAGC (Ret.)
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