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A Matter Of Honor

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Both Karyn and Peter nodded solemnly. The judge continued, "And that if either of you ever divulges from this confidentiality, I will have to break the law and deny I ever said that?" More nods. "And that I will, if this is ever leaked, have the power to bring you, Counselor, to court-martial on the charges of treason and false accusations--itself a death penalty?"
 
The judge explained her in detail the procedures, protocols and rituals of crucifixion according to military law. Protocols foresaw that the condemned would be stripped naked, nailed to the horizontal crossbeam by the wrists and sideward to the vertical beam by the ankles. The condemned would not be allowed to have any support. No cornu or sedile. And no blindfold or hood.
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Karyn was back in her cell. Alone. On death row. Contemplating her choice. There was no more way back. The judge had told her that her request would be submitted to the Office of the Court-martial General. Once her request would be approved, a day and place would be fixed. Orders for the execution would be issued, men and material will be brought in place.
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So, why had the US military made this strange twist of logic, and allowed its condemned to death to opt voluntarily for crucifixion? Because the Afghan and other rebels they had been fighting during the last years, had regularly executed their POW’s by crucifixion, particularly in case of captured officers and NCO’s. All soldiers knew it was the risk they faced over there. The numerous posts put on the internet by the rebels, of US military men and women, suffering naked on their crosses for hours, in the heat of the desert, had given a true blow to the moral, as it suddenly seemed that the army was no longer able to protect its troops from such savage harms. Suddenly there were numerous desertions and mutinies, resulting into even numerous demotions and dishonorable discharges. The court-martials became more severe in their verdicts, and for infractions against discipline in combat, death sentences became more and more the rule, as well as executions on the spot of deserters and insubordinates.
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madiosi said:
Karyn was back in her cell. Alone. On death row. Contemplating her choice. There was no more way back. The judge had told her that her request would be submitted to the Office of the Court-martial General. Once her request would be approved, a day and place would be fixed. Orders for the execution would be issued, men and material will be brought in place.
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Nice illustrations of this long-ago posted story, Madiosi!:thumbsup::clap:
 
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A few hours later. Sunset approached. The delegates had left the courtyard. A bugler played ‘retreat’, when the flag in the courtyard was lowered. It became dark. From the walls of the old penitentiary building, a spotlight illuminated Sergeant Greylocke on her cross. She was guarded by six soldiers. Captain Gallo was sitting on a chair near Karyn’s cross. The crucified woman was her responsibility now, and she could not bring herself to leave her. Combat is team work!
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A few hours later. Sunset approached. The delegates had left the courtyard. A bugler played ‘retreat’, when the flag in the courtyard was lowered. It became dark. From the walls of the old penitentiary building, a spotlight illuminated Sergeant Greylocke on her cross. She was guarded by six soldiers. Captain Gallo was sitting on a chair near Karyn’s cross. The crucified woman was her responsibility now, and she could not bring herself to leave her. Combat is team work!
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With this background building, it is exactly how I imagined the site when I wrote it.
 
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"The defendant will rise," intoned the judge, as he took his seat behind the high bench. The members of the jury, all fully-uniformed members of the various military groups, finished filing in and took their seats. Karyn Greylocke and her court-appointed attorney, a young Navy lawyer named Peter Fortuna, rose and faced the bench. Karyn was dressed in her best army uniform, her black hair pulled back in a French braid; she nervously fidgeted with her hands as she waited for the court-martial judge to hand down his sentence.
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I can't quite place it, but there is something about her that looks awfully familiar :rolleyes:
 
Wednesday, July 21st 2021. The courtyard of the former penitentiary building, Old Arsenal Barracks, Washington D.C., 09:55 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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Captain Linda Gallo was laying naked, strapped on her cross. She just had been prepared for her execution, her self-chosen crucifixion, the only opt-out for avoiding dishonor. Now she was waiting. The execution team was waiting too. The execution had been scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
 
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