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Fort Hood Soldier Ana Basaldua Ruiz Found Dead After Alleging Harassment

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 20, 2023

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 20, 202303024

Another female soldier is dead in Fort Hood, Texas, and while the U.S. Army is claiming that there was no foul play involved in the death of Pvt. Ana Basaldua Ruiz, 20, who was found dead on March 13, her...

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‘I Am Vanessa Guillén Act’ Signed into Law by President Biden

Sofía AguilarDecember 16, 2021December 29, 2021

by Sofía AguilarDecember 16, 2021December 29, 202105547

Update, Dec. 27, 2021: President Joe Biden signed into law the $770 billion National Defense Authorization Act for 2022, a defense spending bill which included portions of the “I Am Vanessa Guillen” Act”. The act authorizes a five percent increase...

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Telemundo Podcast ‘Fort Hood,’ Covers Vanessa Guillén Murder

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonNovember 1, 2021November 3, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonNovember 1, 2021November 3, 202105014

It has been more than a year since the death of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén, 20, She was last seen alive in Fort Hood, Texas on April 22 and her remains were found near the base on June 30. Telemundo, in conjunction...

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Vanessa Guillén’s Fiancé Says ‘They Failed Us’ in First TV Interview

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 15, 2021June 15, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJune 15, 2021June 15, 202105249

Slain soldier Spc. Vanessa Guillén’s fiancé, Juan Cruz, appeared on ABC’s 20/20 on Friday, June 11 in his first TV appearance to discuss their relationship and the aftermath of her death. The interview comes in the wake of the announcement that...

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Platoon Leader 1st Lt. Maria Eggers is the First Latina to Earn Expert Infantry Badge at Fort Hood

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 10, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMay 10, 202107357

Fort Hood has been mired in controversy following the disappearance and murder of Specialist Vanessa Guillén. For what feels like the first time since her story broke in April of last year, there’s some good news coming out of the...

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Elder Fernandes’s Body Found Near Fort Hood Hanging from a Tree

Virginia IsaadAugust 27, 2020August 27, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 27, 2020August 27, 202004931

The body of 23-year-old Sergeant Elder Fernandes was found 30 miles from Fort Hood after he was last seen on Aug. 17 in Killeen, Texas according to a press release from Fort Hood. Fernandes is the third soldier from Fort...