Today our walk was dedicated in honor of:
Army SPC Vanessa Guillen, Age 20 of Houston, TX.
Died Apr. 22, 2020
Military, Murder Victim. Vanessa Guillén was a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier who authorities believe was killed on April 22, 2020, inside a Fort Hood, Texas, armory by another enlisted soldier, Aaron David Robinson. Guillén had been missing since April 22 when some of her dismembered remains were found buried along the Leon River on June 30. Upon hearing about the discovery of the Guillén’s remains, Robinson fled Fort Hood, and fatally shot himself when law enforcement attempted to apprehend him in Killeen, Texas, shortly after midnight. Robinson’s girlfriend, was taken into custody and is alleged to have assisted Robinson in disposing of Guillén’s body. On July 2, she was charged with one federal count of conspiracy to tamper with evidence. According to her family, Guillén graduated from César E. Chávez High School in 2018 in the top 15% of her class, played soccer, loved to jog, and enjoyed sports and learning. She joined the Army in June 2018 and trained as a 91F, small arms and artillery repairer. Guillén was posthumously advanced from private first class to the rank of specialist on July 1, 2020.
We had a great 8.15 Mile walk this morning. We started out by walking in the Obed River Park and then we headed up town to the War Memorial Park were we ran into some Vietnam Veteran brothers. They showed me the new Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Memorial . It was beautiful. We then headed back to the house. I want to thank everyone who honked, waved, and saluted in helping us honor this hero. We had 178 honks. It was amazing. Thank you.
Army SPC Vanessa Guillen will not be forgotten !
