US Vietnam-era deserter arrested
A US Marine who absconded from his base more than 36 years ago as a protest against the Vietnam war has been arrested and may face a court martial.
Ernest Johnson Jr, 55, fled his camp in North Carolina in 1969 after becoming disenchanted with the war in Vietnam.
Using the surname McQueen, he spent the next three decades in a number of states as a regular husband and father.
Mr Johnson, who suffers from prostate cancer, could face a jail sentence and a mandatory discharge from the Marines.
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Ernest Johnson Jr, 55, fled his camp in North Carolina in 1969 after becoming disenchanted with the war in Vietnam.
Using the surname McQueen, he spent the next three decades in a number of states as a regular husband and father.
Mr Johnson, who suffers from prostate cancer, could face a jail sentence and a mandatory discharge from the Marines.