Tulsa Soldier’s Mother ‘Floored’ At Lack Of Accountability At Fort Hood Year After Son’s Death
More than a dozen senior officers at Fort Hood have been fired or disciplined after several soldiers stationed at the post were found dead this year, including Tulsa native Gregory Morales. I am angry I am beyond angry, Greg s mother, Kim Wedel, told News on 6. She said she still wants answers after her son s remains were found in a field in Kileen, TX near Fort Hood over a year ago. The bottom line is they still don t know what happened to him, Wedel said. I m floored that a government agency has so little accountability that all the programs are supposed to be in place had no oversight.
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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.
The Fort Hood Independent Review Committee on Wednesday described an Army base plagued by abuse, where many officers were heedless of their charges and inexperienced investigators routinely failed to resolve questions surrounding soldier disappearances and deaths.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement on the Fort