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'''Ready!'''
Death by firing squad has been a classic way of execution since firearms became widely used in war.
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** This is a reference to the execution of John Byng, a British admiral, for "failing to [[Attack! Attack! Attack!|do his utmost]]" at the Battle of Minorca in 1756.
* Referenced in an exchange from the ''[[Animorphs]]'':
{{quote|'''Ax''': "Why must we [[Dawn Attack|attack at dawn]]?"
'''Marco''': "Tradition. You have [[Showdown At High Noon|shootouts at high noon]], you stretch in the seventh inning, and you attack at dawn."
'''Cassie''': "You also get executed at dawn."
'''Marco''': ''[[Beat]]'' "Well there's a cheerful thought." }}
* In [[Seven Men of Gascony]] one of [[The Squad]] is caught deserting. His final request is that his mates volunteer to do the deed because he wanted men who knew how to shoot to do the job.
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