June 21, 2020) – The skeletal remains of a missing Soldier discovered Friday in Killeen, Texas have been positively identified as those of Private Gregory Morales.
Morales’ remains were discovered in a field near the 3200 block of Florence Road Friday morning after U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command Special Agents received information as to the location of the body.
Foul play is suspected at this point in the investigation. Army Special Agents are working closely with the Killeen Police Department and are offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone with credible information concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of Morales.
Morales was positively identified using dental records with the assistance of the U.S. Army Dental Corps.
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A military honor guard carried the casket of US Army Sergeant Elder Fernandes into St. Edith Stein Parish in Brockton during the soldier s funeral in September.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff/The Boston Globe
Army Sergeant Elder Fernandes of Brockton was alive for days after he was discharged from a Fort Hood psychiatric hospital in August, newly released police reports show, raising the troubling possibility that searchers might have prevented his death if they had made a more extensive effort.
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Soldiers from across Fort Hood gathered at the BOSS facility Friday to participate virtually in the taping of the 18th Annual WWE Tribute to the Troops broadcast. Their faces were shown throughout the broadcast on digital wall of fans in the WWEâs Thunderdome in Florida.
Photo by Jacob Caldwell, Sentinel Living Editor
Photo by Jacob Caldwell, Sentinel Living Editor
Soldiers from across Fort Hood gathered at the BOSS facility Friday to participate virtually in the taping of the 18th Annual WWE Tribute to the Troops broadcast. Their faces were shown throughout the broadcast on digital wall of fans in the WWEâs Thunderdome in Florida.