A Second Female Soldier Dies at Fort Bliss Within 7 Months
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Cars wait to enter Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)
24 Jun 2021
Military.com | By Steve Beynon
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/06/24/second-female-soldier-dies-fort-bliss-within-7-months.html
Everything we know about the 16 soldier deaths at Fort Hood this year
By Jackie Salo
August 26, 2020 2:37pm Updated
https://nypost.com/2020/08/26/fort-hood-soldier-deaths-this-year-everything-we-know/
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Ivan Herrera, Digital Journalist
Published: June 21, 2021 at 5:00 PM
Updated: June 22, 2021 at 4:50 PM
Tags: soldier, jbsa fort sam houston, San antonio, military, Army
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US Army soldier found dead on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, military officials say
Death under investigation by Criminal Investigation Division
Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. (File)
Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. (File) (KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – A Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston U.S. Army Soldier was found dead late Friday night on base, according to JBSA officials.
Spc. Craig Boylston, a 38-year-old Army Reserve member who was on active duty for training at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, was found in his car outside of his on-post lodging, officials said.
Boylston, who was from El Paso
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/06/21/us-army-soldier-found-dead-on-jbsa-fort-sam-houston-military-officials-say/
Fort Hood commander Maj. General Scott Efflandt is REMOVED from his position after the deaths or disappearances of 15 soldiers on or around the troubled base
Major General Scott Efflandt has been removed from his position as commander
He will also no longer take on the role of commander of a division at Fort Bliss
The US Army announced the decision in a statement Tuesday
Fort Hood has been plagued by at least 15 deaths and disappearances of soldiers
Last week, the body of Sgt. Elder Fernandes, 23, was discovered after he went missing back on August 17 after he claimed he was being sexually abused
In April, Sgt. Vanessa Guillen, 20, vanished after telling her family she was being sexually harassed. Her dismembered body was discovered in July
By Rachel Sharp and Lauren Fruen For Dailymail.com
Published: 16:35 EST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 04:02 EST, 2 September 2020
The commanding general of US Army Forces Command, Gen. Michael Garrett, has directed Maj. Gen. John Richardson IV to formally assume the role of acting commander at Fort Hood from Wednesday, the statement read.
Efflandt will stay on at Fort Hood for the time being, serving as deputy commanding general for support until the new commander is assigned to the role.
The army also announced that Garrett will appoint Gen. John Murray, commanding general of US Futures Command, to 'lead an in-depth investigation into the chain of command actions related to Spc. Vanessa Guillen.'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8687091/Fort-Hood-commander-REMOVED-post-deaths-soldiers-army-base.html
well, be assured it wasn't the yellow fever….