Soldiers at the base who knew Vanessa are still grieving.
A makeshift memorial that sits right outside the barracks where she lived depicts a smiling Vanessa with superimposed angel wings and a halo, surrounded by American flags. Flowers have been placed beneath it.
“A year is not a long time. Guillen will never be forgotten on Fort Hood, obviously, and throughout the majority of the world at this point,” explained Maj. Gabriela Gabby Thompson, a public affairs officer at the Army post. “There s not a day that goes by that I don’t hear Vanessa s name.
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Wormuth received an update on "Operation People First," a campaign launched in 2020 to help build trust and strengthen bonds for all 90,000 soldiers across Army.
The fourth criminal homicide in Killeen this year happened on May 2, police said.
The man who died in the fatal shooting at a Killeen nightclub early May 2 is 28-year-old Michael Dequan Sanders.
Killeen police are still investigating the homicide that occurred around 3:10 a.m. Sunday at Club Legends, 308 S. Second St.
That morning, police were dispatched to the club for a call of a shooting victim.
Officers performed life-saving measures until paramedics arrived, police said.
Sanders succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:16 a.m. by Justice of the Peace Bill Cooke.
This is the fourth criminal homicide in the city of Killeen this year.
Congressional leaders pleased with the progress at Ft. Hood, say more work still needs to be done
Lohmiller, Maggie
and last updated 2021-05-06 23:22:35-04
FORT HOOD, TX â Congressional leaders returned to Fort Hood to continue their investigation and oversight into the recommended changes proposed by the Ft. Hood Independent Review Committee.
The CID and the SHARP Program are a huge topic of concern for Speier, her colleagues and the community after the death of Spc. Vanessa Guillen.
However, this congressional delegation took on a different tone compared to the first one Speier lead 8 months ago. Rep Speier and her colleagues spent the past two days on post talking to everyone from the highest-ranking commanders to the newest soldiers at Ft. Hood, getting raw and unfiltered feedback.