Highway dedicated in honor of Vanessa Guillen's memory in South Houston

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It's been two years since Vanessa Guillen died, but her memory lives on, and on Saturday, a ceremony was held for the unveiling of a highway dedicated in her honor.

The ceremony, which took place at KIPP Prime College Preparatory on Ferndale, also featured community, veteran, and women's resources for attendees.

Natalie Khawam, the attorney for Vanessa Guillen family, stalks about where things stand two years after the Houston native and army specialist went missing near Fort Hood, where she was stationed. Guillen’s remains were found two months late. Her death has spurred changes to the way the U.S military handles sexual assault investigations.

 

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First of all, she was brutally murdered by another FortHoodSoldier

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