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Out and about

By Phil Barron ⋅ August 16, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

Blogging is on the back burner today, as I’ll be in downtown St. Louis for the opening ceremony of the Veterans for Peace convention. Chuc Smith will preside. As noted here earlier, Dr. John Johnson - father of PFC LaVena Johnson - will be among those speaking on sexual assault in the military tomorrow.

LaVena Johnson’s father to speak at Veterans for Peace national convention

By Phil Barron ⋅ August 14, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Note: Video of Dr. Johnson’s remarks at the VFP event is now up and available for viewing.
As part of its 22nd annual national convention taking place in St. Louis, Veterans for Peace will hold a press conference on sexual assault in the military on Friday, August 17, 12:30 - 1:45 pm Central. The event will [...]

MeFi and LaVena

By Phil Barron ⋅ August 10, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

Today was the scheduled Waveflux wisdom tooth removal day, which meant that I’d likely have little coherent to say today about the case of LaVena Johnson (or anything else). Fortunately, the world is made up of other people. I’m very grateful to toma at MetaFilter for bringing LaVena’s story to that community, and for the [...]

Ten thousand birthday wishes

By Phil Barron ⋅ July 27, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Today, July 27th, marks what should have been a joyous celebration, perhaps including a party filled with family and friends. Today would have been LaVena Lynn Johnson’s 22nd birthday.
The month of July also marks another solemn milestone.
Two years ago this month the body of PFC Johnson was returned to her family and laid to rest, [...]

Radio report; petition signature count

By Phil Barron ⋅ March 11, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

For anyone who missed my Friday interview regarding Pfc. LaVena Johnson on The Sloan Ranger Show, the audio archive is available via this link (link defunct).
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 [...]

Michael Moore picks up LaVena Johnson story

By Phil Barron ⋅ February 27, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

Michael Moore’s website has republished the text of the KMOV-TV report on Pfc. Lavena Johnson and the Army’s refusal to reopen the investigation of her death. MichaelMoore.com has also posted a link to the membership page of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
For the convenience of concerned readers, I posted earlier on this site direct contact [...]

Army verdict on LaVena Johnson: Suicide

By Phil Barron ⋅ May 25, 2006 ⋅ One comment

(Note to MetaFilter readers: Welcome! Thank you for reading, and know that the story doesn’t end here. Please visit the LaVena Johnson petition site for to learn more info and to join the fight!)
Norm Parish of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported today (link defunct) that the Army investigation into the July 2005 death of Pfc. [...]

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