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NBC News · Pentagon says firing squad’s execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed U.S. Army Public Affairs · Army Sets Execution Date for Convicted Murderer Nidal Hasan Associated Press · Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed Army Lawyer · From Soldier to Condemned Prisoner: A Review of Modern Military Death Sentence Procedure Stars and Stripes · Hasan firing squad execution report Associated Press · Last public execution in the United States U.S. Department of Justice · Attorney General announcement on McVeigh closed-circuit viewing Cornell Law Review · Cornell Law Review historical discussion of public execution DVIDS · Copyright and visual-information terms

PHOTO CREDITS

Slide 1

Pete Hegseth official portrait

Creator / photographer: Chad J. McNeeley / U.S. Department of Defense
Original source: Pete Hegseth official portrait
License: U.S. federal public domain
Source notice: Photograph dated 2025-01-27. The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.
Changes: Cropped to portrait layout with text and a soft contrast gradient. Archival photograph; does not depict the execution.

Slide 2

Names of the Fort Hood shooting victims on memorial flags

Creator / photographer: Sgt. Ken Scar / U.S. Army
Original source: Names of the Fort Hood shooting victims on memorial flags
License: U.S. federal public domain
Source notice: Photograph dated 2013-08-19. The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.
Changes: Cropped to portrait layout with text and a soft contrast gradient. Archival photograph; does not depict the execution.

Slide 3

Aerial closeup of the Pentagon

Creator / photographer: Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase / U.S. Air Force
Original source: Aerial closeup of the Pentagon
License: U.S. federal public domain
Source notice: Photograph dated 2021-05-11. Original source: https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Photos/igphoto/2002737400/
Changes: Cropped to portrait layout with text and a soft contrast gradient. Archival photograph; does not depict the execution.

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United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth

Creator / photographer: TSgt. Herman J. Kokojan / U.S. military
Original source: United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
License: U.S. federal public domain
Source notice: Photograph dated 1977-08-01.
Changes: Portrait crop, soft gradient and text. Archival 1977 photograph; does not depict Bennett or an execution.

Slide 5

Downtown Owensboro, Kentucky, corner of West Third and St. Ann Streets

Creator / photographer: Smallbones
Original source: Downtown Owensboro, Kentucky, corner of West Third and St. Ann Streets
License: Public domain; source distributor identifies CC0
Source notice: Photograph dated 2009-06-29.
Changes: Portrait crop, soft gradient and text. Modern 2009 Owensboro streetscape, not an execution location or a 1936 scene.

Slide 6

Contemplation of Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

Creator / photographer: Daderot; sculpture by James Earle Fraser
Original source: Contemplation of Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
License: Photographer public-domain dedication; sculpture public domain in US via publication without copyright notice. Commons notes overseas copyright may vary.
Source notice: Photograph dated 2008-06.
Changes: Portrait crop, soft gradient and text. Symbolic judicial photograph, not an actual Hasan hearing.

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Fort Hood sign unveiled at Bernie Beck Gate

Creator / photographer: Janecze Wright / U.S. Army
Original source: Fort Hood sign unveiled at Bernie Beck Gate
License: U.S. federal public domain
Source notice: Photograph dated 2025-07-28. The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.
Changes: Cropped to portrait layout with text and a soft contrast gradient. Archival photograph; does not depict the execution.

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