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

By Texas Standard

Published November 30, 2020 at 9:35 AM CST

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Demonstrators gather in San Antonio in July, shortly after Vanessa Guillen's body was found near Fort Hood.

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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.

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