‘She could’ve been one of our daughters’: Portion of Highway 3 will be named after Houston-native, US Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen

Guillén’s murder led to widescale changes to protect victims of sexual violence in the military.

HOUSTON, a U.S. Army specialist stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2020 shook the nation and led to widescale changes in how the military protects victims of sexual violence.

On Saturday, a state highway in her hometown, Houston, will be named after the Mexican American soldier, part of a series of commemorations to honor her legacy. Family and officials gathered on State Highway 3 in Harris County, between the intersections of Interstate Highway 45 and Almeda Genoa Road, to mark the naming of the Vanessa Guillén Memorial Highway.

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