No answers on death of Staff Sgt. Shawn Gillespie

Army looking into cause of soldier's death
By MARTIN J. KIDSTON
Independent Record

HELENA - The March death of a U.S. Army soldier with ties in Hardin remains under investigation, officials said Wednesday, bringing to two the number of Montana soldiers whose cause of death has not been released by the military.

Staff Sgt. Shawn Gillespie, who was born in Wyoming and grew up in Montana, died in King George, Va., on March 24. The cause of death has not been released by investigators.

"They're not telling us," said Col. Garth Scott, public relations officer for the Montana National Guard. "It's under investigation. The cause of death is pending."

Gillespie was not a Montana Guard soldier, but military protocol calls for Guard officials to answer media questions about the death of soldiers in their state, placing Scott in the difficult position of fielding media calls surrounding the case. The soldier was assigned to Fort Myer, Va.
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Why does it take so long for the family to have answers? Why do they make the families wait to know the answer?