I blogged a good while back about the number of women dying in suspicious (to put it mildly) circumstances.  Lavena Johnson is one of many, and one so horrifyingly obviously not the suicide the Army conveniently labeled it, that it makes your head spin. Please, join me in seeking truth and justice for her.

Dear Friend,

LaVena Johnson was 19 years old, serving in Iraq as a private in the Army, when she was raped, murdered, and her body was burned–by someone from her own military base. Despite overwhelming physical evidence, the Army called it a suicide and closed the case.[1]

For three years, LaVena’s parents have been fighting for answers. At almost every turn, they’ve been met with closed doors or lies. But together we can help achieve justice for LaVena and other families who have suffered similar tragedies.[2]

Will you join me in standing with the Johnsons and calling on Henry Waxman, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, to investigate the Army’s cover-up of Lavena’s death?

http://www.colorofchange.org/lavena/?id=2034-630613

Thanks.

1. “The cover-up of a soldier’s death?” LavenaJohnson.com, March 6, 2007
http://www.lavenajohnson.com/2007/03/cover-up-of-soldiers-death.html

2. “Is There an Army Cover Up of Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers?” CommonDreams.org, April 28, 2008
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/04/28/8564/

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