Read. Weep. Do something!
Dear Readers:
LaVena Johnson was 19 years old, serving in Iraq as a private in the
Army, when she was raped, murdered, and her body was burned–by someone
from her own military base. Despite overwhelming physical evidence,
the Army called it a suicide and closed the case.[1]
For three years, LaVena’s parents have been fighting for answers. At
almost every turn, they’ve been met with closed doors or lies. But
together we can help achieve justice for LaVena and other families who
have suffered similar tragedies.[2]
Will you join me in standing with the Johnsons and calling on Henry
Waxman, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, to investigate the
Army’s cover-up of Lavena’s death? And ask your friends and family to
do the same?
http://www.colorofchange.org/lavena/?id=1649-602884
Thanks.
1. “The cover-up of a soldier’s death?” LavenaJohnson.com, March 6, 2007
http://www.lavenajohnson.com/2007/03/cover-up-of-soldiers-death.html
2. “Is There an Army Cover Up of Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers?” CommonDreams.org, April 28, 2008
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/04/28/8564/