“I saw myself in her,” said Army veteran Ashley Martinez, when speaking about Vanessa Guillen. Martinez shared the story behind her #IAMVANESSAGUILLEN post. Hundreds of mostly female veterans have spoken out on social media, using the hashtag #IAMVANESSAGUILLEN, to share their stories -- many for the first time -- after Guillen’s remains were found more than two months after she went missing.

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