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Tragedies At Fort Hood Have Led The Army To Rethink Its Response When Soldiers Go Missing

KWBU | By Texas Standard
Published November 30, 2020 at 9:35 AM CST
Jolene Almendarez / TPR News
Demonstrators gather in San Antonio in July, shortly after Vanessa Guillen's body was found near Fort Hood.

Advocates say the Army is too quick to write off soldiers as deserters when they don’t show up for duty. That can delay searches when a service member disappears because of an accident, suicide, or abduction.
Texas News