Early on in the drive to prompt public officials to come to the aid of the Johnson family, Teresa shared with me a letter she wrote to Senator Carl Levin of Michigan, chair of the Armed Service Committee. With her kind permission, that letter is posted here. Dear Senator Levin, I am pleased that you [...]
Activism
As I write this, the count of signatures on the web petition to reopen the PFC LaVena Johnson investigation has just reached 1000. That is a very nice figure, especially since just three days ago it was barely over 200. Truly, the word is starting to get around. It is a great start. But it [...]
For those who want to help push the Army to reopen the investigation of Pfc. LaVena Johnson’s death: I urge concerned readers to contact their own Senator or Representative who serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee or the House Armed Services Committee. These bodies are charged with legislative oversight of the armed forces; with [...]
As the blogosphere awakens to the story of Pfc. LaVena Johnson’s death, it’s important to remember that this story is much larger than Blogville. Weblogs obviously have their importance in comminicating this story, but you don’t have to be a blogger to be concerned over the anguish of LaVena’s family and the inflexibility of the [...]