Vanessa Guillen vigils mark 1 year since disappearance KTRK
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Thursday marked one year since U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen was last seen alive.
The beloved daughter and sister vanished from Fort Hood in central Texas, and her remains were found 69 days later dismembered and burned. Guillen was bludgeoned to death by Spc. Aaron Robinson, who killed himself on July 1 as police were trying to take him into custody.
As her family faced the heartbreaking anniversary, several events took place around the country and in Houston.
In Washington D.C., California Congresswoman Jackie Speier introduced the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act, which was created to protect military members from sexual assault.
Vanessa Guillen vigils to mark 1 year since her disappearance from Fort Hood KTRK
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Today marks one year since U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen was last seen alive.
The beloved daughter and sister vanished from Fort Hood in central Texas, and her remains were found 69 days later dismembered and burned. Guillen was bludgeoned to death by Spc. Aaron Robinson, who killed himself on July 1 as police were trying to take him into custody.
As her family faces this heartbreaking anniversary, several events will take place around the country and here in Houston.
In Washington D.C., at 10 a.m. Houston time, California Congresswoman Jackie Speier will introduce the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act, whose purpose is to protect military members from sexual assault.
US Army Fires, Suspends 14 Fort Hood Soldiers After Investigation Into Sexual Assault, Suicides, Murder
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The Army has fired or suspended 14 officers and soldiers to combat a rash of fatalities at Fort Hood
Fort Hood has been under administrative scrutiny for a while, but this is the first major personnel action it s seen
Army policy was also clarified to ensure that soldiers who go missing are searched for rather than just branded absent without leave
Army officials have announced 14 firings and suspensions at Fort Hood following a rash of incidents that killed 25 soldiers. Also introduced were policies intended to reduce the delay between a person going missing and the start of an investigation, the Associated Press reported.