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Army regulations detail executions by musketry and the Dead March
Original: Army regulations on executions include 'execution by musketry,' military band playing 'the Dead March' and a 'ready, aim, fire' command by officer
United States Army regulations governing military executions have drawn attention for their unusual specifics. The rules provide for death by musketry, with an officer giving a 'ready, aim, fire' command, and call for a military band to play 'the Dead March'. The procedures reflect longstanding protocols still on the books for carrying out death sentences within the military justice system.
Why now: People are struck by the archaic-sounding details of military execution procedures still in official regulations
Evidence
- Army regulations on executions include 'execution by musketry,' military band playing 'the Dead March' and a 'ready, aim, fire' command by officer · The Killeen Daily Herald
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