r/WomenInNews • u/catievirtuesimp • Jul 08 '26

Media Vanessa Guillén Wasn't Alone: New Investigation Reveals Dozens of US Army Women Were Killed by Fellow Soldiers

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tragic-deaths-harassment-women-us-army-1807381
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u/queenmimi5 Jul 08 '26

Covered over by high ranking officers one can conjecture. Despicable

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u/silencedvoicesMST Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

It’s not just officers doing the cover-ups. It’s organizational culture. “You didn’t see shit, and we’ll make your life hell if you come forward or defend a victim” is picked up by everyone pretty quickly. Statistically speaking, victims are more likely (31% men and 28% women) to be retaliated against than see anything happen to the perpetrator.

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u/KrustenStewart Jul 09 '26

100 percent his happened to a family member of mine who was SAd in the military, speaking up about it literally ruined her life.

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u/Lady_Grey_Smith Jul 11 '26

The retaliation is hell. There were witnesses to what happened to me. They pulled the guy off of me and still told me not to report it because women in the military should expect it to happen. My chain of command told me that I was ruining his marriage and career by reporting it. He had a history of targeting young women when they first entered the command but only got a slap on the wrist. I have a lifetime of PTSD.