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Fort Hood Survivor Responds To Hegseth's Plan To Livestream Firing Squad Execution

The execution is “not something you should view for entertainment purposes,” said retired Army Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford.

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As Catholic Convert Vance Casts Doubt on Execution Livestream, Lead US Bishop Says Plan Promotes 'Culture of Death'While US Vice President JD Vance—a Catholic convert—suggested on Friday that the administration may not actually livestream a firing squad execution at a military base in December, the church's top bishop in the country denounced the widely decried plan. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pledged this week to make the execution of Fort Hood mass…

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