The Army has changed the way it handles absent soldiers
The US Army has changed it s policy on handling absent soldiers. The mother of one fallen soldier said it was badly needed. Author: Matt Gebhard, Andrew Moore Published: 10:44 AM CDT October 16, 2020 Updated: 10:15 AM CST December 10, 2020
TEMPLE, Texas A letter from top Army leadership this week says major changes have been made to the way the Army will handle absent soldiers.
The letter comes on the heels of national criticism Fort Hood has faced for the way several missing soldier cases were handled, including the Vanessa Guillen case.
It also follows the Fort Hood Independent Review which was conducted earlier this year. Fort Hood Independent Review Committee Chair Chris Swecker elaborated on the flaws Fort Hood exhibited when soldiers went missing Wednesday at a congressional hearing.
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On Aug. 19, 2019, Army Private Gregory Scott Wedel-Morales went missing from Fort Hood, Texas.
Kim Wedel, his mother, said the Army quickly marked her son as AWOL, then added him to the list of deserters. He wasn t important to them, Wedel said. There was nothing where they cared or looked.