This US Army major will be executed by firing squad according to the Pentagon.

US Army major to be executed by firing squad, Pentagon says This US Army major will be executed by firing squad according to the Pentagon. the first military execution by firing squad since the end of World War II. MADELINE GERBER BBC Journalist Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist, fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, injuring another 32. It was the deadliest ever non-combat attack on an American military base. The attack took place in a crowded medical building where deploying soldiers were waiting for vaccines and check-ups. Hasan later admitted in court that he was the gunman, and he said he believed he was protecting Muslims and the Taliban in Afghanistan. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced on social media on Monday that Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth had made the recommendation and President Donald Trump approved it. Hasan is currently one of four inmates on the US military's death row. A military execution requires approval from the US president, according to military law.