Its considered AWOL and punished by jail time. Technically, the maximum U.S. penalty for desertion in wartime remains death, although it hasn't happened since 1945. No US serviceman has received more than 18 months imprisonment for desertion or missing movement during the Iraq war. You will either get nonjudicial punishment or court martial.
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The Treaty of Paris signed on December 19, 1898 officially ended the war. This treaty also granted the United States control of places like Guam, the Philippine Islands, and Puerto Rico.
