Possibly a new tool to shore up recruiting numbers?
January 18th, 2006Marine deserter caught after 36 years on run: “Ernest Johnson Jr, 55, had been living as Ernest McQueen since he fled Camp Lejeune in North Carolina in 1969. He was arrested outside Fort Worth, Texas, where he lived with his girlfriend, according to Monday’s Fort Worth Star-Telegram.”
(Via Reuters: Oddly Enough.)
No, I don’t really think that the military is going to press this poor guy into service, but c’mon. This seems like it should be about 31 years outside the statute of limitations for the crime.
And how rotten is this?
“Delarosa said the military does not actively hunt down Vietnam-era deserters, but said Johnson was arrested after a relative tipped off authorities.”
Some relative. Reward or just a total asshat? I wonder.
