Democratic Women’s Caucus Statement on House Passage of Legislation to Remember the Life of Ft. Hood Soldier Vanessa Guillén

CONTACT: Michelle Moreno-Silva 

Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Co-Chairs Congresswomen Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), and Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Vice Chairs Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), issued the following statement on House Passage of H.R. 224, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building,” sponsored by Vice Chair Congresswoman Garcia.

“This legislation seeks to honor and remember Vanessa Guillén by renaming the post office located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the ‘‘Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building.” This post office, located a few blocks from her high school, will serve as a reminder to the community of her sacrifice and dedication to country,” said the Members.

Vanessa Guillén was born on Sept. 30, 1999. From the time she was 12 years old, she told her father she dreamed of serving in the Army. Upon graduating from César Chávez E. High School in the top 15% of her class, she enlisted in the Army where she was trained as a 91F, small arms/artillery repairer. Tragically, SPC Guillén was killed while serving at Fort Hood, leaving a hole in the hearts of her family and the Houston community. Vanessa was just 20 years old at the time of her passing.

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