SPC Vanessa Guillen: Solemn, somber ceremony dedicates gate

The family of SPC Vanessa Guillen, the 3rd Cavalry Regiment Soldier slain at Fort Hood on April 22, 2020, returned to the installation to join with leaders from III Corps and her Brave Rifles nearly a year later to unveil a gate on the east side of the installation dedicated to her memory. Most of the podcast team was at the April 19 ceremony, and they take you there in this special episode, raw with emotion, where LTG Pat White said, "The permanent gate makes it clear, we're not going to forget Vanessa. Her legacy is going to live on through this monument."

 The crew:
- Dave Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs
- SFC Kelvin Ringold, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
- SGT Melissa Lessard, 504th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade
- SPC Brianna Doo, 1st Cavalry Division Band

Featuring:
- LTG Pat White, commanding general, III Corps and Fort Hood
- SFC Jeremiah Edwards, NCOIC, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Color Guard
- SPC Oscar Deleon, 3rd Cavalry Regiment Color Guard
- Mayra Guillen, older sister of SPC Vanessa Guillen
- Lupe Guillen, younger sister of SPC Vanessa Guillen

Music provided with expressed written permission by the following artists:

Will Courtney (http://www.willcourtneymusic)
1st Cavalry Division Band

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