The parents of PFC LaVena Johnson believe that their daughter was murdered in Iraq – contrary to Army claims of suicide – and suspect that she may have been victim to a sexual assault. The Army has resisted calls for reinvestigation of the matter; public and Congressional attention are required in order to change military minds. Gina at What About Our Daughters? has alerted readers to an opportunity to bring LaVena’s case to legislators – a public hearing on sexual assault in the military held by a sub- of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
On Thursday, July 31 at 10:00 am, [the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs] will hold a hearing entitled,
Reopen this young woman’s case. For too long the public has been fed lies and cover ups. She didn’t give her life for her country. Some evil monster took it.
MY GOD! This is the first I have heard of this case and it sickens me.
A soldier is sexually assaulted and murdered, and it’s labeled suicide???!!! This is deeply disturbing on so many levels.
Is Army P.R. more important than justice??? Doesn’t the Army defend such values as truth, justice, and the American way???
OPEN THIS CASE!!!!!!
The Army is woefully short of personnel and they have ramped up their recruiting efforts. I think this is the best place to hit them if we want their serious attention. A national effort should be organized and thousands of flyers printed with LaVena’s story. We then post people near every recruting station and put a flyer into the hand of every person who is thinking about joing the Army. We do the same in colleges and universities where they permit armed forces recruiting to take place. We send a copy of LaVena