Keep in mind that the "you are on your own" speech really only applied to the 5th division - they were overrun and destroyed so as has been said before they didn't desert - the division deserted them. Realistically in any situation where it becomes a "save yourself" situation like that there is no desertion per se. However the rest of the U.S. Army was still intact - thus taking off from say the 1st Infantry is a totally different situation.
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