Eddie Slovik
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Oct 14, 2026
Mark HertlingHOST
Uh, I'm taking this forward and saying, okay, you're moving this to Fort Hood, whi- which is the, the location of several Army units.
Mark HertlingHOST
Are they going to task units to provide soldiers that will conduct this execution? How will they be trained? How is it going to detract from the other things? But most importantly, how much of a moral injury is this gonna contribute to? Uh, because if you ask the, uh, one of the last firing squad executions we did in the military was Private Eddie Slovik in January of 1945.
Margaret DonovanGUEST
Yeah.
Mark HertlingHOST
And in that execution, they had a rack of rifles with 12 rifles on it, and it depends on the regulation, between one and four of those rifles have blank rounds in them.
speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, Sandra, the US military has not employed a firing squad in more than 80 years.
speaker_8SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The last US service member executed by firing squad was Private Edward Slovik, who deserted his unit twice in World War II.
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Yesterday, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln as it returned to San Diego from the Middle East, Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the execution of Major Nidal Hasan would take place on December 3rd and will be live-streamed.
Coach ColinHOST
Wow, December 3rd.
Jordan BermanHOST
As I said, the last time the milit- military executed someone by firing squad was in 1945.
Jordan BermanHOST
And in 1945, it executed Private Eddie Slovik in France after he was convicted of desertion.
Jordan BermanHOST
So military executions themselves are obviously very rare, but the use of a firing squad is even rarer.
Jordan BermanHOST
Under the Army's current rules, the secretary has to choose an execution date between 60 and 150 days after the president approves the death sentence.
MikeHOST
There was a movie called-
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Eddie Slovik
MikeHOST
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MikeHOST
Yeah, The Execution-
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MikeHOST
... of Eddie Slovik.
MikeHOST
And, uh, Martin Sheen was in it, and it was a good movie actually, and it was very kinda terrifying.
MikeHOST
So they decide to go with the firing squad, but that isn't enough, so they need to live stream it, and that's the essence of who the Trump administration is.
MikeHOST
There was a movie called-
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MikeHOST
... yeah, The Execution of-
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MikeHOST
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MikeHOST
Eddie Slovik.
MikeHOST
And, uh, Martin Sheen was in it, and it was a good movie, actually, and it was very kinda terrifying.
MikeHOST
So they decide to go with the firing squad, but that isn't enough, so they need to live stream it.
Joe MkhitaryanHOST
Uh, a-
RobGUEST
Eddie Slovik?
Joe MkhitaryanHOST
What was that?
Matt StatlerGUEST
No, that was '45.
Matt StatlerGUEST
Sorry, Eddie Slovik was in 1945.
Joe MkhitaryanHOST
I, actually, uh, the very last execution was not a firing squad.
Joe MkhitaryanHOST
The last firing squad execution was, uh, uh, 1945, since 1945.
RobGUEST
Then that would've been Eddie Slovik.
Mike RitlandHOST
The last time that this happened was January 31st of 1945.
Mike RitlandHOST
Private Eddie Slovik was executed for desertion.
Mike RitlandHOST
It was a 12-man firing squad, and it was drawn from his unit, which was the 109th Infantry Regiment.
Mike RitlandHOST
They're handpicked as, or described as handpicked or detailed combat veterans.
Mark HertlingGUEST
And I don't speak for all of the U.S. military, but I know there's concerns within the military about being asked to do this.
Mark HertlingGUEST
During World War II, in January of 1945, the last time we conducted a firing squad execution against Private Slovik, Eddie Slovik, Uh, there was a manual for it and it basically allowed 12 soldiers to be on the firing squad.
Mark HertlingGUEST
12 rifles were put in Iraq.
Mark HertlingGUEST
Four of them had blank ammunitions to give a bit of, of, uh, basically ability of the soldiers shooting the individual to say, well, it wasn't my bullet that killed them.
JohnHOST
The last execution by firing squad happened in 1945.
JohnHOST
Private Eddie Slovik was tied to a post and shot for desertion.
JohnHOST
Military officials have not provided details on how Hasan's execution will be handled beyond the method of a firing squad.
JohnHOST
"I don't know, uh, that that's actually going to happen," uh, Vice President JD Vance said on Friday, adding that if it were, he wouldn't watch it.
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