Chuc Smith of Veterans for Peace, who co-hosted the airing of Vet Net (station KDHX) in which I was a guest, is pleased to report that the show is now available in streaming audio. It can also be downloaded as a podcast. Our show on LaVena Johnson is the first one available. Get it here! [...]
From the monthly archives:
March 2007
We are informed that members of Senate and House committees like hearing from real people.
This is fortunate for you members of the Missouri delegation to Congress, as there are some real people – the family of Pfc. LaVena Johnson – who would like to talk to you.
In particular:
Senator Claire McCaskill, member of the [...]
I tried last week to tally up all of the blogs, sites, and forums that have made a point of discussing the LaVena Johnson story or have linked to the petition website, but I soon realized that I’d never have time to count them all. The response to the story has been greatly encouraging, and [...]
Password authorization has been added to the petition page in order to reduce computer-generated spamming. An image containing a short password is visible on the page; visitors must type those letters and numbers into the password field before clicking the “Submit” button.
The password will be updated periodically.
Authorization is always an inconvenience; I hope it’s a [...]
For service families searching for the truth of how loved ones died overseas, not even the seeming advantage of fame can push the military into a timely and decent response. It has taken the family of Army Ranger and former pro football player Cpl. Pat Tillman some three years to get to this point: the [...]
Many, many thanks to Charles Clyde and Chuc Smith for hosting me on Vet Net yesterday (Thursday) for a taped show on the LaVena Johnson story. Charles is the regular host of the show, broadcast on KDHX; Chuc is president of the St. Louis chapter of Veterans for Peace. This was a follow up to [...]