Nidal Malik Hasan

Nidal Malik Hasan, a former US Army major and physician, is slated for execution by firing squad, marking the first military execution of its kind in over 60 years. In 2009, Hasan fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers and injured 32 others at Fort Hood. The US Army has historically been averse to capital punishment, with no executions carried out in decades. President Donald Trump has approved the death sentence, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made the recommendation for the execution method. This development brings renewed attention to the 2009 Fort Hood massacre and the military's stance on capital punishment.