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Mural honoring Vanessa Guillen outside of Fort Hood defaced again, nonprofit officials say
The mural site has since been cleaned and repaired
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Celebrating Vanessa Guillen s 21st birthday
SAN ANTONIO – A mural honoring slain Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen was defaced again, according to a social media post from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).
This is not the first time the mural, which stands in Killen, Texas, outside of Fort Hood where Guillen was last assigned before her murder, has been defaced, according to LULAC.
In October, the mural was attacked just hours after what would have been Guillen’s 21st birthday.
Mural honoring Spc. Vanessa Guillen outside of Fort Hood once again defaced
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Posted at 6:47 AM, Apr 05, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-05 20:05:48-04
KILLEEN, TX â The mural honoring Spc. Vanessa Guillen was once again defaced according to the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).
In a Facebook post, LULAC says someone destroyed the heart made of candles that was next to the painting of Spc. Guillen.
In the post, LULAC says Sgt. Williams took the time to clean all the broken glass and the damage done and restored the mural. The hurt that her family is feeling and going through with the loss of Vanessa, Itâs so disrespectful to think that you canât empathize with a family that going through such a horrible loss, said Dorothea Goodson, Retired Army Veteran.
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