Posted on Jul 13, 2020

The murder of Vanessa Guillén has opened the floodgates on sexual assault in the US military as...

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An army of servicewomen are coming forward with their own stories of sexual assault in the military after officials confirmed the remains of 20-year-old US Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén, who went missing two months ago.

In what has been widely regarded as the military's #MeToo moment, servicewomen are using the hashtag #IamVanessaGuillen to speak out against what they say is a culture of harassment that encourages survivors of sexual assault to remain silent.

The murder of Vanessa Guillén has opened the floodgates on sexual assault in the US military as...

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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Thank you for the great share shipmate.

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SP5 Dennis Loberger

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I don't know the degree to which this went on when I was in but it does seem more noticed today. Sexual assault is unacceptable anywhere, in or out of the military

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MSgt Michael Bischoff

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When you police your own and no outside agency punishment crap like this happens.

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