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I will not let you claim credit for it twice.
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Furthermore, I think you have done the Army a great disservice.
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Corporal Buckley was, by all accounts, a brilliant soldier,
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and you have robbed your country of his services
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at a time when they are most needed.
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Not once have you offered this court any explanation,
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any reason, any motive,
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any excuse for this savage crime.
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It is as much a mystery now as when the trial began.
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A life sentence is mandatory,
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but it is for me to set a minimum term.
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Frank Nash, you will serve a minimum of 25 years.