A memorial for Specialist Vanessa Guillรฉn outside the Fort Hood U.S. Army post in Killeen.
A โsignificant numberโ of U.S Army officers and soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas are expected to be fired in an effort to correct a years-long culture of sexual assault and a pattern of violence at the base, the Associated Press reported.
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy is expected to remove soldiers from their jobs and trigger investigations that could lead to wider punishments, according to the AP.
Guillรฉn was the victim of sexual harassment, her sister said, but she didnโt report the sexual harassment out of fear of retaliation.
Between 2014 and 2019, an average of 129 felonies were committed annually at Fort Hood, including murder, kidnapping and sexual assault.