Jeffery D. Broadwater is a retired United States Army major general who last served as deputy commanding general of V Corps from August 2021 to July 2023. He previously served as commanding general of
The murder of Vanessa Guillén, a 20-year-old United States Army soldier, took place inside an armory at Fort Hood, Texas, on April 22, 2020, when she was bludgeoned to death by another soldier, Aaron
Jeffery Broadwater
…creating a "permissive environment" that let crimes up to sexual harassment and assault occur with little punitive action, per an investigation into the death of Vanessa Guillén. He ultimately did not face any disciplinary action, but was consequently not present at the 1st Cavalry's change of command ceremony in July 2021…
Vanessa Guillén in 2018
A United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing, chaired by Jackie Speier, was held in July 2020 about the killing of Guillén after her remains were found.
President Donald Trump meets with the family of Vanessa Guillén in the Oval Office on July 30, 2020.