Its A Mystery #5: LaVena Johnson (Patreon)
Published:
2021-07-18 16:01:25
Imported:
2024-02
Content
16 years ago, this 19-year-old black woman was found dead in Balad, Iraq. Her story has never gotten enough attention for me, so I wanted to explore the case in a way that also discussed the Post-911 Bush Era.
Sources
- https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2015-07-19/10-years-later-a-soldiers-family-still-grieves-and-questions-the-armys-version-of-her-death
- https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/03/14/who-are-the-private-contractors-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/
- https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/08/iraq-afghanistan-contractor-pentagon-obama/495731/
- https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93493468
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081015063957/http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/articlelive/articles/40956/1/Who-killed-Private-First-Class-LaVena-L-Johnson/Page1.html
- http://www.salem-news.com/articles/february132014/lavena-johnson-tk.php
- In Shock and Disbelief (Chicago tribune, 2009) https://www.newspapers.com/image/231994992/?terms=lavena%20johnson&match=1
- Father Says Soldier Didn’t Kill herself (St. Louis Dispatch, 2008) https://www.newspapers.com/image/152021992/
- Soldier’s Death Hit’s Family hard (2005) https://www.newspapers.com/image/151989421/?terms=lavena%20johnson&match=1
- Soldiers Death in Iraq Still A Mystery to Parents Sept 2005 https://www.newspapers.com/image/151982730/?terms=lavena%20johnson&match=1
- Holiday Cheer Eludes Fallen Soldiers Family https://www.newspapers.com/image/151904555
- Florissant soldier’s family lays her to rest among questions about death https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/from-2005-florissant-soldiers-family-lays-her-to-rest-among-questions-about-death/article_644d6bee-a99f-11e0-9604-001a4bcf6878.html
- https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/FOID/Reading%20Room/Congressional_Correspondence/11-F-0114_Congressional_Correspondence_Regarding_the_Death_of_PFC_Lavena_Johnson.pdf?ver=2017-05-15-140451-033
- https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/06/inside-the-rash-of-unexplained-deaths-at-fort-hood