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What happened to Marine deserter Wassef Ali Hassoun?

By Michelle Malkin
Published June 6, 2014 5:48pm ET
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What happened to Marine deserter Wassef Ali Hassoun?
Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun makes a statement to the press outside Quantico Marine Base in Quantico, Va., Monday July 19, 2004. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) | STEVE HELBER

Ten years ago this month, U.S. Marine Wassef Ali Hassoun disappeared from Camp Fallujah in Iraq. After a five-month military investigation, he was charged with desertion and theft, brought back to Virginia‘s Quantico Marine base and then transferred to North Carolina‘s Camp Lejeune for trial.

Yet, a full decade later, Hassoun is as free as a bird.

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