The Nation - News from June 10, 1987

A Vietnam War deserter who spent 17 years on the run in Australia was taken into custody when he returned to the United States to surrender, hoping to visit his sick father in Vermont. Douglas Beane, 39, a native of Rochester, Vt., arrived from Sydney, Australia, at Los Angeles International Airport to voluntarily turn himself in. He was met by military guards who took him out a private exit. Beane, a private first class in the Marines, was to go to Quantico Marine Base in northern Virginia. There, authorities will decide the disposition of his case, which could range from discharge to court-martial, Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Craig Fisher said.