Women AdvaNCe: Getting Justice For Soldier Vanessa Guillén and Others

Fort Hood Specialist Vanessa Guillén was finally ‘laid to rest’ in a private funeral and Mass in Houston on Saturday, Aug 15. On Aug 14, there was a public memorial at her high school, where she had been involved in multiple sports.  Many hope the uproar over sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military that blew up after Specialist Vanessa Guillén’s disappearance and murder will force permanent change in military culture.  “The Military Failed Vanessa Guillen and Others. It Must Do Better.” in Ms. Magazine explains how much her family did and “major deficiencies exposed by her case —including slow or negligent investigation of missing persons, lack of communication with families and handling of sex crimes.” There have been some developments – new legislation, investigations including a congressional one, and more bodies found.

This article by NC NOW President Gailya Paliga ran at WomenAdvaNCe, at “Getting Justice For Soldier Vanessa Guillén and Others.“

Here are the source articles for reference.

• “Local residents react to attending public memorial for Spc. Vanessa Guillen,” 8/19/20, https://kdhnews.com/fort_hood_herald/across_the_fort/local-residents-react-to-attending-public-memorial-for-spc-vanessa-guillen/article_fdd05d78-e197-11ea-b063-ff77a4fc2d94.html
• “‘You’re a Warrior’: Vanessa Guillen Is Memorialized,” The New York Times, 8/14/20, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/us/vanessa-guillen-fort-hood-funeral.html
• “The Military Failed Vanessa Guillen and Others. It Must Do Better.” 8/1/20, Ms. Magazine, https://msmagazine.com/2020/08/01/the-military-failed-vanessa-guillen-and-others-it-must-do-better/
• “Trump did not attend John Lewis’ funeral. Here are 4 other major funerals he missed while president.” 7/30/20, Business Insider, https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-did-not-attend-john-lewis-funeral-other-major-funerals-he-missed-2020-7
• “Congresswoman Jackie Speier to Chair First Hearing on Sexual Harassment Suffered by SPC Vanessa Guillén, Others at Fort Hood,” 7/22/20, speier.house.gov, https://speier.house.gov/2020/7/congresswoman-jackie-speier-to-chair-first-hearing-on-sexual-harassment-suffered-by-spc-vanessa-guill-n-others-at-fort-hood
• “U.S. Army Reinstates Slain Latino Soldier Following LULAC Meeting,” lulac.org, 7/19/20, https://lulac.org/news/pr/US_Army_Reinstates_Slain_Latino_Soldier_Following_LULAC_Meeting/index.html
• “Army ready to begin broad review at Fort Hood in wake of Guillen murder,” 7/30/20, ABC News, https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/army-ready-begin-broad-review-fort-hood-wake/story?id=72067393
• “Trump meets with slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen’s family, backs congressional bill named for her,” 7/30/20, Fox News, https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-meeting-vanessa-guillen-family-fort-hood-sexual-harassment
• “Family of Vanessa Guillen announces legislation, demands change,” 7/30/20, Stars and Stripes, https://www.stripes.com/news/us/family-of-vanessa-guillen-announces-legislation-demands-change-1.639425
• “Three Protests in Raleigh for Justice for Vanessa Guillen on 7/25/20,” 7/27/20, NC NOW website, https://northcarolinanow.wordpress.com/2020/07/27/three-protests-in-raleigh-for-justice-for-vanessa-guillen-on-7-25-20/
• “Map: Body of third Fort Hood soldier discovered,” 7/22/20, The Mercury News, https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/22/map-body-of-third-fort-hood-soldier-discovered/
• The Military Failed #VanessaGuillen and Others, Must Do Better, 7/8/20, NC NOW website, https://northcarolinanow.wordpress.com/2020/07/08/the-military-failed-vanessaguillen-must-do-better/
• “U.S. Army Reinstates Slain Latino Soldier Following LULAC Meeting,” July 2020, LULAC website, https://lulac.org/news/pr/US_Army_Reinstates_Slain_Latino_Soldier_Following_LULAC_Meeting/index.html
• “LULAC president urges Latinas not to join the military after the disappearance of Vanessa Guillen,” 6/29/20, KENS-5 TV, https://www.kens5.com/article/news/national/military-news/lulac-natl-president-domingo-garcia-says-the-military-is-not-protecting-female-soldiers-vanessa-guillen-disappeared-from-fort-hood-two-months-ago/287-b8a1c16b-36ca-4ab5-a2b9-a5bac0bc97ef