Pfc. Glendon Oakley was awarded the Army Commendation Medal in August for his actions during the El Paso mass shooting. This week he was found dead at his base. Details of his death have not been released by the Army.
Pfc. Glendon Oakley, who was commended for his quick actions to bring children to safety during the El Paso mass shooting on Aug. 3, 2019, was found dead in his quarters at Fort Bliss on April 8, 2020. The cause of his death is pending investigation.Special agents from the Army's Criminal Investigation Command are investigating his death.
Oakley was from Killeen, which is centrally-located in Texas, and he was serving as an automated supply logistical specialist with the 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade. Oakley's actions during the mass shooting in El Paso on August 3, 2019, brought him national attention, even a meeting with President Donald Trump.
"I saw a whole bunch of kids running around without their parents ... I tried to pick up as many as I could and bring them with me," he"You could hear all of the chaos going around, and that's when I did what I was trained to do," Oakley added in an."I quickly reacted and I thought to myself if my child were there how I would want someone else to react. I just took action and tried to get as many kids as possible.
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