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Pvt. Richard Halliday, 21, has been missing from Fort Bliss since July 24. His family learned Aug. 28 of his disappearance and is seeking the public’s help in locating him.<br>Photos provided by Patricia Halliday
Pvt. Richard Halliday, 21, has been missing from Fort Bliss since July 24. His family learned Aug. 28 of his disappearance and is seeking the public’s help in locating him.<br>Photos provided by Patricia Halliday

New evidence in case of missing Fort Bliss soldier expands search efforts

New information collected during the investigation into Pvt. Richard Halliday’s disappearance from Fort Bliss in July has led officials at the base to expand their search efforts and seek the public’s help in locating the soldier.

<br>Stars and Stripes
<br>Stars and Stripes

Former West Virginia VA doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing patients

A former Department of Veterans Affairs doctor working in West Virginia pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he sexually assaulted veterans under the guise of medical treatment, according to the Justice Department.

About 200 soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., arrive in northern California on Aug. 31, 2020, to help combat the August Complex Fire that covers more than 817,000 acres.<br>Michael Ybarra/U.S. Army
About 200 soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., arrive in northern California on Aug. 31, 2020, to help combat the August Complex Fire that covers more than 817,000 acres.<br>Michael Ybarra/U.S. Army

Marines, sailors from Camp Pendleton join the fight against California wildfires

Roughly 250 Marines and sailors from Camp Pendleton, Calif., will deploy to help battle the 25 wildfires still burning across state that have stretched firefighting resources to the limit, military officials announced late Wednesday.

Military police vehicle at Fort Bliss in Texas. <br>Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times/TNS
Military police vehicle at Fort Bliss in Texas. <br>Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times/TNS

Fort Bliss soldier shot by military police acted erratically, pointed gun at them

Following a confrontation with a car service driver, a soldier pointed a handgun at the five military police soldiers who arrived on scene, said a military spokesperson. The soldier is listed as in stable condition at a nearby hospital.

Pvt. Richard Halliday, 21, has been missing from Fort Bliss since July 24. His family learned Aug. 28 of his disappearance and is seeking the public’s help in locating him.<br>Photos provided by Patricia Halliday
Pvt. Richard Halliday, 21, has been missing from Fort Bliss since July 24. His family learned Aug. 28 of his disappearance and is seeking the public’s help in locating him.<br>Photos provided by Patricia Halliday

'Where is he?' asks family of Fort Bliss soldier missing for nearly two months

The family of Pvt. Richard Halliday, a Fort Bliss soldier who hasn’t been heard from since he left the west Texas base in late July, is asking for the public’s help in locating him.

Civilians crowd into a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter after being rescued Sept. 8 from Edison Lake by a search-and-rescue detachment from Naval Air Station Lemoore. <br>Naval Air Station Lemoore Public Affairs
Civilians crowd into a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter after being rescued Sept. 8 from Edison Lake by a search-and-rescue detachment from Naval Air Station Lemoore. <br>Naval Air Station Lemoore Public Affairs

Military aviators aid in the fight against growing wildfires in California with rescues and water drops

Military aviators have battled low visibility and hazardous terrain this week as they rescued of more than 400 people escaping the fires burning across millions of acres in California.