A #MeToo Moment in the Military

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 31 July 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The remains of Vanessa Guillen, an Army specialist, were discovered last month about 25 miles from Fort Hood in central Texas. She was the victim, officials said, of a fellow soldier. Now her death has attracted the attention of the nation — veterans, active-duty service members and civilians. Today, we examine what some claim to be a pervasive culture of sexual harassment inside the U.S. military. Guest: Jennifer Steinhauer, a Washington reporter for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: Women from the military say the response to Specialist Guillen’s killing is their #MeToo moment and a prompt to examine racial inequities in the service.

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0:00.0	From The New York Times, I'm Michael Babaro. This is The Daily.
0:08.8	Today, the story of 20-year-old Army Specialist Vanessa Guyen.
0:14.8	I spoke with my colleague, Jennifer Steinhauer, about what the case has revealed,
0:20.6	about the persistent culture of sexual harassment and fear inside the US military.
0:27.3	It's Friday, July 31st.
0:34.9	Jennifer, what exactly happened to Vanessa Guyen?
0:39.6	So, Vanessa was reported missing by Fort Hood to law enforcement on April 23rd.
0:46.1	Leaders in her unit had checked the barracks. They tried to contact her by her cell phone.
0:51.2	All of these efforts came up empty. And this massive search ensued.
0:58.9	Tonight, US Army officials are asking for the public's help in finding a missing soldier.
1:03.4	An extensive search is now underway by military members, as well as civilian and military police.
1:10.2	Volunteers scour the Central Texas brush, searching for private first-class Vanessa Guyen.
1:16.1	Everyone was just looking and looking and looking for where this missing soldier could be.
1:20.6	The US Army is now offering a $15,000 reward for information on the missing soldier.
1:25.6	A Facebook page to help find her has also been made sharing pictures and information.
1:30.3	In May, someone started a petition for the White House to hold the Army accountable
1:35.1	for her disappearance. Later in June, the Family House of Press Conference.
1:39.6	Vanessa had a sergeant come into a shower inappropriately, walk in.
1:45.9	And they say that she'd been sexually harassed.
1:48.3	She did report that to her family and to her friends.
1:51.8	But they can't get the information.
1:58.0	They protest outside of Fort Hood.
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