Monday, August 20, 2007

Dr. John Johnson speaks on LaVena's death at VFP event.




From the LaVena Johnson website:
The father of PFC LaVena Lynn Johnson, Dr. John Johnson of Florissant, Missouri.

Dr. Johnson spoke last Friday at the Veterans for Peace speakout on sexual assault in the military outside the Robert A. Young Federal Building in downtown St. Louis. This was just one of many events and workshops comprising
the 22nd annual national convention of VFP. More material relating to the convention will be posted here as soon as I can get to it.
In the video embedded here, Dr. Johnson talks about learning of LaVena's death, his suspicions about how she died, and the family's attempts to get the Army to reopen its investigation. He is introduced by antiwar activist and retired Army colonel Ann Wright.
On August 17, Phillip Barron who is the administrator for the LaVena Johnson website wrote:
Incidentally: Today marked my first face-to-face meeting with Dr. Johnson. We chatted for a brief while before the speeches began. Issues of the day aside, he and the family are doing well. More to come.


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