More than 10 Timestamped Events That Prove Bernabe’s Negligence and Cover-up

July 23, 2020 – The soldier assigned to 24-hour protection of Richard Halliday failed to report for duty. He did not show up. Eyewitnesses later revealed that Richard Halliday was seen being forcibly removed from his room in uniform, against his will. Despite this, the required mandatory notification to his family regarding his disappearance was never made. Richard Halliday disappears from Fort Bliss, and Army leadership does nothing for over a month. When social media starts reporting virally on his case, Army leadership immediately pushes the AWOL narrative without conducting a real investigation.

August 28, 2020 – Fort Bliss officials admitted that they had failed to notify the Halliday family that Richard was missing for over 30 days. However, they told the family that they could not take any action unless the family provided leads.

September 26, 2020 – Some of Richard’s missing personal items were later discovered in the possession of another soldier in his unit, along with a woman connected to the Mexican trafficking cartel. This woman also has ties to the mother of Richard’s platoon leader, further linking the crime to a network of corruption, but LTG Bernabe ignored them and the breach in security.

October 2020 – Palestinian FBI agent Nidal Baem was caught on CCTV footage confirming that Richard's remains were found by the FBI in Juárez, Mexico, and that it was a secret. Nidal Baem is the father-in-law of LTC Bradford Bugado, who is in Richard Halliday's command, in G3. Additionally, LTG Bernabe lied to the Halliday family about the identity of Nidal Baem, calling him a nobody. Army CID and the FBI received reports about cartel-tied trafficking at Fort Bliss, but LTG Bernabe ignored them.

November 9, 2020 – The Halliday family reported leaks in their son's case at the first ‘Task Force Find Richard Halliday’ meeting. Despite the participation of over 15 agencies, including international organizations, all military personnel, including Army generals, attended in civilian clothing, and no official operational order was issued, suggesting that the initiative was more of a façade than a legitimate effort—revealing it to be a sham. The total estimated cost of this charade was in the tens of thousands of dollars.

November 20, 2020 – BORSTAR had a positive hit on human remains at a site on Fort Bliss. LTG Bernabe denied this information to the Halliday family after calling them in for a meeting and blocked further searches.

December 2020 – LTG Bernabe deployed teams during the Christmas holiday to search a mock Afghanistan training village on Fort Bliss for Richard Halliday's remains without notifying the Halliday family.

January 14, 2021 – LTG Bernabe ordered an investigation into Richard’s unit but failed to address CID/FBI corruption.

May 2021 – Army leadership met privately with the Halliday family, falsely claiming “there is no evidence of foul play,” despite internal reports stating otherwise.

January 2022 – LTG Bernabe received a whistleblower complaint from Judge Roger Rodriguez regarding leaks made by Fort Bliss CID Agent Tavita Nuusa to family members, including convicted criminal Leilani Hart and her son, Dallas Wayne Hart, who was Richard's platoon leader. LTG Bernabe failed to notify Richard Halliday’s family about this report, which was subsequently whitewashed and did not progress in Richard Halliday's case file to the Cold Case Homicide Unit (CCU) CID Agent Todd Howell.

October 2022 – LTG Bernabe transitioned to Fort Hood/Cavazos, leaving Fort Bliss’s corruption and security breaches unresolved.

January 2023 – Full-scale retaliation and weaponization began against both Judge Roger Rodriguez and the Gold Star family of Richard Halliday.

April 24, 2024 – The Department of Defense confirmed that Richard Halliday was murdered at Fort Bliss. Despite this tragic revelation, LTG Bernabe never sent condolences to Richard Halliday's Gold Star Family.

January 20, 2025 – President Donald J. Trump takes office.

January 25, 2025 – The DOD finally confirms that Richard was murdered "in the line of duty"—proving that LTG Bernabe, CID, and Fort Bliss covered it up for years. This confirms that Richard Halliday was killed as a direct result of his official military duties, meaning his death was service-connected and involved retaliation for exposing cartel-tied criminal activity at Fort Bliss.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. This isn’t just about Richard Halliday; it’s about a military system that protects criminals while silencing those who try to expose them. LTG Bernabe’s actions weren’t just negligent—they were criminal. Why was he promoted? He must be held accountable.

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