Word: martialled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...known that he had had his fill of Sweden. Complaining that "the Swedes have a natural prejudice against black people," he presented himself to the American embassy in Stockholm and asked for transportation back to his unit in West Germany, where he faced the possibility of a court-martial and up to five years in an Army stockade. "The biggest thing," he admitted on arrival in Frankfurt, "is I love America and I don't want to run away from its problems." Three other defectors, who apparently shared Jones's views, also turned themselves in to U.S. authorities...
...report also said, however, that the unconventional, hippie-type of male is less likely to be having pre-martial relations than the rah-rah, drinking, club member type who gets "gentlemanly...
...Block and Cinemactor Vincent Price) in return for a chance to view some of the collec tor's prizes. For her turn, Mrs. Brown put on exhibition 78 prints, drawings and watercolors and 25 books depicting British military uniforms from Henry VIII to George V, selected from her martial collection, which has now grown to 30,000 volumes and 40,000 graphic illustrations...
...John Smith arrived on the scene from Saigon. Then-perhaps to oblige Smith's need for dramatic footage or their own need for a grisly revenge-Passantino and some other, still unidentified G.I.s took turns cutting the ears off three of the dead enemy soldiers. At his court-martial, Pawlaczyk testified that Smith offered him a knife. "I attempted to cut the dead man's ear," Pawlaczyk said, "being careful not to look at his face and trying to keep my hand from shaking. Since the knife was dull, I decided to stop. I did not feel very...
Special Note. In their final decision, the six-man court-martial found Pawlaczyk guilty of violating the "laws of war," as laid down by the Geneva Convention, and of discrediting the armed forces. He was thereupon demoted to private and ordered to forfeit two-thirds of his net pay for two months. In Passantino's case, the court took special note of his heroic war record and-though finding him guilty, like Pawlaczyk, of discrediting the armed forces -lifted the specific charge of committing a war crime. He was then demoted to specialist fourth class and fined two-thirds...