What happened to Marine deserter Wassef Ali Hassoun?

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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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