Dr. John Johnson Speaks At Veterans For Peace Event

Dr. John Johnson, father of Army Pvt. Lavena Johnson, spoke about his daughters case at the Veterans For Peace National Convention which was held in St. Louis last week. Dr. Johnson is fighting for Justice for his daughter Lavena, who died while serving in Iraq in 2005. The Army attempted to cover up the circumstances of her death, calling it a suicide. However, evidence indicates that Lavena Johnson was brutally murdered.

See a posting with Video of Dr. Johnson from the Lavena Petition Blog.

I have been following this case since 2005, and have been mentioning the situation here for about a year now.

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NPR has finally decided to cover the case of Lavena Johnson. Where has NPR been all this time? This would be the first time, to my knowledge, that NPR has even mentioned this case. The case was not mentioned in any formal NPR report, but instead was briefly discussed as part of the Black Bloggers Roundtable, on the NPR program News and Notes. (But I am happy to finally see any coverage). Listen to the Show Here. Hopefully this will lead to more coverage from NPR programs All Things Considered, Morning Edition, or an even larger media source.

THANK YOU FARAI CHIDEYA & CREW!!!