Just Desert

Osama bin Laden is dead, but the wars he provoked rage on, claiming lives in all kinds of ways. Consider the bizarre case of Phil McDowell, a decorated American soldier who completed his four-year tour of duty but now may be deported from Canada and court-martialed as a deserter. How can you go AWOL when you’re not even in the army anymore?

Source: GQ
Published: May 26, 2011
Length: 24 minutes (6,037 words)
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