A #MeToo Moment in the Military

Published: July 31, 2020, 9:55 a.m.

b'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 \\u2014 veterans, active-duty service members and civilians.\\n\\nToday, 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\\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily\\xa0\\n\\nBackground reading:\\xa0Women from the military say the response to Specialist Guillen\\u2019s killing is their #MeToo moment and a prompt to examine racial inequities in the service.'