Hours Before The Needle: 100 Veterans Urge Florida Gov. DeSantis To Spare Condemned Vietnam Vet

Florida to execute Vietnam veteran, 77, despite pleas for mercy

Florida is set to carry out its 18th execution this year under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ aggressive use of the death penalty

Veterans urge DeSantis to halt Vietnam veteran’s execution

The military veterans are calling on the Florida governor to spare William Reaves, saying his jury never heard evidence of combat-related PTSD.

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Hours Before The Needle: 100 Veterans Urge Florida Gov. DeSantis To Spare Condemned Vietnam Vet

A group of 100 military veterans is calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to halt the Tuesday execution of decorated Vietnam veteran William Reaves, just days after the Florida Supreme Court rejected his legal bids to avoid the death chamber. Reaves, 77, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Florida State […] Hours Before The Needle: 100 Veterans Urge Florida Gov. DeSantis To Spare Condemned Vietnam Vet