Convoy supports slain GI’s family

Nearly 2,000 motorists turn out, calling for justice

U.S. and Mexican flags waved from the backs of motorcycles, Jeeps and trucks as nearly 2,000 motorists streamed through San Antonio on Saturday morning.

The convoy, from the West Side to Mission County Park on the South Side, was a patchwork of support from across the city for the family of Vanessa Guillén, the 20-year-old Army specialist whose remains were found last month near Fort Hood, the post where she was stationed.

“It says everybody’s here for you,” said Raul Garza, a motorcyclist with the San Antonio Fishers of Men Motorcycle Ministries. “From the Bandidos … to the veterans.”

Passengers held signs outside their windows, and messages were scrawled on the vehicles, calling for justice for Guillén, who Army officials have said was killed by a fellow soldier.

“We are her Army,” read one sign that was painted to look like the Mexican flag. A young girl in the same Jeep waved a U.S. flag. They honored the country Guillén’s parents emigrated from, as well as the country she swore to defend.

It was “amazing” to see so

Photos by Carlos Javier Sanchez / Contributor Isa Prado, 15, holds a sign as Eliana Nzeedjang, 7, pumps her fist and Daniela Nzeedjang records video during a convoy honoring Vanessa Guillén, a missing soldier at Fort Hood whose remains were found last month near the post.

Supporters honoring Guillén hold signs near a memorial in her honor on Bustillos Drive on the South Side.