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Hegseth Vows Public Firing-Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army major who killed 13 people in a mass shooting in 2009, would be visible to the public.

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Hegseth Vows Public Firing-Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army major who killed 13 people in a mass shooting in 2009, would be visible to the public.

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Hegseth Vows Public Firing-Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army major who killed 13 people in a mass shooting in 2009, would be visible to the public.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army major who killed 13 people in a mass shooting in 2009, would be visible to the public.

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