As you will recall, the original LaVena Johnson petition to the Armed Services Committees of the House and the Senate – asking those bodies to compel the Army to reopen the investigation of LaVena’s death in Iraq – closed on May 23. I’m currently arranging with an organization for delivery of the petition to the [...]
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A couple of kind folks asked in correspondence if there was a fund or foundation related to the Johnsons and their fight to reopen the investigation of daughter LaVena’s death in Iraq. LaVena’s father, Dr. John Johnson, informed me yesterday that there are plans in the works for just such an organization. The working title [...]
Even though the petition to the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the House closed on May 24, constituents of the members of the two committees can still lend their voices to the effort to prompt a new investigation of LaVena’s death by contacting those legislators directly. Reprised below is contact information for those [...]
It is a pleasure to note that The Barack Obama Report – a campaign blog independent of the senator’s official presidential effort – has written about LaVena Johnson. The post, the concern it evinces for soldiers and their families, and the attention it will bring to LaVena’s story, are all greatly appreciated. However, the blog [...]
I’d like to emphasize once more the importance of contacting your senator or representative who serves on the Senate or House Armed Services Committees. Signing the petition is a first step, but it’s important that legislators hear directly from you about LaVena and her family. I have reposted here the membership of both the Senate [...]
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 [...]