Vietnam vet, 77, executed on death row for cop killing despite last-minute appeal

William Reaves, 77, was executed in Florida after more than 100 fellow Vietnam War veterans submitted a last-minute clemency appeal.A 77 year old Vietnam War veteran has been executed in Florida despite a last-minute plea for clemency from more than 100 fellow veterans. William Reaves was condemned to death for the killing of an Indian River County sheriff’s deputy in 1986.