1 year after veteran’s suicide outside VA hospital, advocate calls for answers on resources
Read full article: 1 year after veteran’s suicide outside VA hospital, advocate calls for answers on resourcesA San Antonio advocate is raising questions about current access to care for veterans, one day after KSAT reported President Donald Trump’s proposed 2027 federal budget includes $30 million to buy land for a new veteran medical center in the city.
Military sexual assault survivors speak for first time as victims increase across three branches
Read full article: Military sexual assault survivors speak for first time as victims increase across three branchesVictims of military sexual assault are on the rise in three of the four branches, which has prompted a San Antonio nonprofit to create a symposium on the topic.
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Community holds vigil for Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen
Read full article: Community holds vigil for Fort Hood soldier Vanessa GuillenSAN ANTONIO – People gathered at Veterans Memorial Park outside of the Tobin Center on Friday night to hold a vigil for Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen. According to a criminal complaint, Guillen was killed by another Fort Hood soldier before her body was mutilated and buried. Larissa Martinez, with Circle of Arms, said she suffered sexual assault in the U.S. Air Force and wants to be a voice for Vanessa. "We have to tell our young kids, our young generation, when they are at the recruitment center. The group Circle of Arms plans to hold a march Saturday and gather at San Fernando Church on Sunday.