John DeFazzi

President John DeFazzi was the President of the United States during World War III and the early half of the Occupation of the US. He was a former army soldier and had been a company commander in Operation: Desert Storm. He was executed by Russian general Dimitri Wodarczyk at the end of the First Battle of Washington D.C.

Military record
DeFazzi was a captain in the Persian Gulf War and was a company commander. By the time the war had ended, he had lost more than half of the men under his command. He often blamed himself for thier deaths and vowed never to let another man die under his command or he would die with them. He retired as a major in 2001.

Election of 2020
The war had already started overseas when the election of 2020 began. DeFazzi ran as a Libertarian since the Republican Party had refused to nominate him. DeFazzi was often oppossed to violence and ran on the platform to avoid war. He ran against incumbent President Ronald Jacobs. When the Koreans and Russians invaded the US in 2020, the voters immediatly elected DeFazzi to the office, blaming Jacobs for allowing the invasion to happen. DeFazzi could do little, however, since Jacobs had sent most i the troops overseas to fight against the Iranians.

US invasion
DeFazzi attempted to fight the invaders with the troops that he had but could do little more than slow their advance into the US. By January 2021, the Russians and Koreans had come within 10 miles of D.C. Only 250 soldiers remained to defend the capital against the attackers. DeFazzi remained in D.C. while his Vice President, Howard Romney, was evacuated to Canada. With the help of Franklin Walker, DeFazzi was able to set up a good defense line against the the invaders. Although the soldiers were able to keep the Russians and Koreans out of D.C. for several hours, they were eventually overcome and forced to retreat. DeFazzi ordered all remaining soldiers to evacuate the city. When asked if he was leaving, he simply said, "This room shall be my grave." After the last of the troops had left, Defazzi sat in his office, waiting for the Russians to break down hos door. DeFazzi's bodyguards, Agents Oswald and Miller, also remained behind with him. When the Russians arrived at the White House, the busted into his room and engaged in a brief firefight with the bodyguards. They killed them and moved in on DeFazzi. DeFazzi still didn't move.

Death
General Dimitri Wodarczyk arrived and asked the President to surrender. DeFazzu refused and the general dragged him to the floor. Wodarczyk set up a camera and broadcast on an open channel to all who ere watching. There, he executed DeFazzi withn a gunshot to the head. His body was left in the officer where he was shot.