Army Rarely Prosecutes Deserters, Figures Show THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Army has prosecuted about 1,900 cases of desertion since 2001, despite tens of thousands of soldiers fleeing the service in the face of deadly combat and long and multiple deployments. December 25, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/13Fp1GF The New York Times U.S. Desertion (Military), Iraq War (2003-11), Afghanistan War (2001- ), United States Defense and Military Forces

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. U.S. http://nyti.ms/13Fp1GF Army Rarely Prosecutes Deserters, Figures Show December 25, 2014 at 12:00AM The New York Times