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Army confirms body found near Fort Hood is missing soldier Gregory Morales
Authorities on Sunday confirmed that the skeletal remains found in a field in Killeen, Texas on Friday is the body of missing Fort Hood soldier Gregory Morales. They are investigating his death as a homicide.
The remains were identified with the help of U.S. Army investigators and the Army’s Dental Corps. Autopsy results are still pending to determine the cause and manner of death, officials said.
Foul play is suspected, and Army investigators, who are working with Killeen police, are offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone with credible information about Morales’ death.
“The First Team is saddened by the news of the passing of PV2 Gregory Morales. His life was taken too soon, and we appreciate his service to our nation,” Maj. Gen. Jeffery Broadwater, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, said in a statement from Fort Hood.
Remains of missing soldier Vanessa Guillén likely found, family says, as suspect kills himself
The family of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén said Wednesday that her remains were likely found in a shallow grave near the Army installation in Texas, possibly bringing a months-long search for her to a tragic end.
Guillén, 20, was last seen on the morning of April 22 in the parking lot outside her regiment headquarters on the sprawling base outside Killeen.
Her disappearance, punctuated by allegations that she had been sexually harassed by a superior, sparked sadness and rage within her family and the Latino community, who said the Army’s investigative efforts after her disappearance moved too slowly.
“We lost a beautiful young soldier,” family attorney Natalie Khawam said at a news conference with Guillén’s family outside the Navy Memorial in Washington.
Killeen police encountered a suspect tied to Guillén’s disappearance early Wednesday. The fellow soldier “reportedly displayed a weapon and took his own life,” Army investigators said.
CPT Matthew J. Bunker, 2013 Be thou at peace
Body of climber who fell skiing down Liberty Ridge on Mount Rainier found in crevasse
The body of a climber who went missing while skiing down the Liberty Ridge route on Mount Rainier was found Monday, according to the National Park Service.
Matthew Bunker, 28, of Seattle, disappeared Friday while descending behind his partner near 10,400-foot Thumb Rock on the north flank of the mountain.
Rangers said it’s unknown what caused Bunker to fall in steep, treacherous terrain.
A helicopter was used twice over the weekend to conduct reconnaissance missions from the air, but winds and clouds hampered the search.
On Monday, rangers in the helicopter spotted Bunker’s body in a crevasse at the base of a cliff.
That area is prone to continuous rock and ice fall and rescuers said it’s too dangerous to recover Bunker’s body
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A link to Matt Bunker’s (USMA 2013) photography
Pentagon Lifts Travel Ban in All States Except Florida, California
Troops and their families based in most states across the country have been given the OK to resume regular travel, except for those in Florida and California, which continue to see troubling rises in coronavirus cases.
Ten more states have met the criteria to lift the travel restrictions the Pentagon set in place in March, defense officials announced on Monday. That allows more service members and their families to resume not only recreational travel, but also permanent change-of-station moves.
Troops based in Guam, Puerto Rico and South Korea are also allowed to travel, with approval from their local commanders.
Locations must meet a series of criteria to see earlier travel bans lifted. Those criteria include no shelter-in-place orders; a two-week downward trend in COVID-19 symptoms; and a 14-day decline in new cases.