Several U.S. Army officers are being relieved of duty following an investigation into the death of specialist Vanessa Guillén who was killed in April of last year.
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Gen Michael Garrett
Gen. Michael X. Garrett, commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, has approved and taken action on the investigation conducted by Gen. John Murray, commanding general of Army Futures Command, into chain-of-command actions related to the disappearance of Spc. Vanessa Guillén at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2020. As a result of the investigation, several adverse actions are ongoing:
Gen. Garrett directed the relief of five current or former leaders (officers and non commissioned officers) in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment. Of the five, three will also receive General Officer Memorandums of Reprimand (GOMORs).
Gen. Garrett referred further action against seven additional officers and non-commissioned officers to Lt. Gen. Pat White, commanding general of III Corps, and further action against one non-commissioned officer to a separate command. Those eight officers and non-commissioned officers will receive GOMORs, and in addition one will be notified of relief.
Slain Fort Hood Spc. Vanessa Guillén was sexually harassed, but not by her killer, Spc. Aaron David Robinson, according to the results of an Army Regulation 15-6 investigation released Friday afternoon.
Vanessa Guillén was sexually harassed by a supervisor, and she informally reported it April 30 Offerings sit in front of a mural of slain Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen painted on a wall in the south side of Fort Worth, Texas, July 11, 2020. (LM Otero/AP)
Spc. Vanessa Guillén was sexually harassed by a supervisor in her unit prior to her murder and she informally reported twice but unit leadership failed to take appropriate action, an Army investigation has determined. Guillén’s family made those allegations last summer, but at the time Army investigators said there was no evidence to support them.