Fort Hood Under Scrutiny Again After Soldier's Mysterious Death and Harassment Claims

The death of Ana Fernanda Basaldua Ruiz, a 20-year-old Army private stationed at Fort Hood, has raised concerns about the culture of sexual harassment, assault, and violence at the Texas military base. Basaldua's family has claimed that she was being harassed by superiors, and the Pink Berets, a nonprofit advocacy group that supports women in uniform, has been enlisted to help. The Army's Criminal Investigation Division is gathering evidence and looking into the claims of harassment. The death comes just three years after Vanessa Guillén, a 20-year-old soldier at Fort Hood, was sexually assaulted and murdered, sparking a national outcry and federal laws overhauling military criminal justice.