Armed Services Committees

Petition note

by Philip Barron on March 12, 2008 · 1 comment

My apologies to anyone who tried and failed to access the LaVena petition recently. The yearly membership at the site hosting the petition needed to be renewed. I’ve done that, and the petition is up and running with no problems. Again, apologies for any inconvenience.

Regarding personal information

by Philip Barron on January 18, 2008 · 4 comments

Following the most recent post on the LaVena petition, a correspondent asked for assurance that the names and information of signatories will not be used for other purposes. This is a potential concern that I should have allayed on the day that I launched this petition, and I apologize for not doing so. To make [...]

Update on the LaVena Johnson petition

by Philip Barron on January 16, 2008 · 0 comments

It has been some months since I last wrote on the effort to prompt a reinvestigation of the 2005 death in Iraq of Pfc. LaVena Johnson. Though not much has happened on an official level during that time, the Johnson family continues working to bring the story to the attention of the media and other [...]

By way of comparison

by Philip Barron on June 5, 2007 · 5 comments

The petition asking that the Senate and House Armed Services Committees compel the Army to investigate anew the death of Pfc. LaVena Johnson stands at just over 3500 names at the moment. It has taken some three months to reach this point. The petition to change the logo for the London 2012 Olympics passed 10,000 [...]

Radio report; petition signature count

by Philip Barron on March 11, 2007 · 0 comments

For anyone who missed my Friday interview regarding Pfc. LaVena Johnson on The Sloan Ranger Show, the audio archive is available via this link. Also: Charles Smith, president of the St. Louis chapter of Veterans for Peace, will talk about LaVena on Vet Net on St. Louis radio station KDHX-FM 88.1 tomorrow morning (March 12); [...]

Thank you

by Philip Barron on March 6, 2007 · 46 comments

Thank you for signing the petition …and for helping the parents of LaVena Johnson to learn the facts about their daughter’s death in Iraq. We hope you will please take a moment to share this petition with others. Signing the petition is important in uncovering the truth, but it is equally important to directly contact [...]