track 90: Lavena Johnson
Summary: In 2005, LaVena Johnson, 19, had just begun an active tour in Iraq. Just two years prior, she had decided to follow in her father’s footsteps by enlisting in the U.S. army—a dream that became her own. Flash forward to July 2005, LaVena had only been deployed for six weeks in Iraq when things suddenly took a turn. What came next were a series of conflicting stories and details about LaVena’s time in the U.S. army. So, will the truth be revealed?
A photo of LaVena Johnson.
A photo of LaVena taken during her act of service with the U.S. Army.
An image of LaVena as a child (right) along with her siblings and parents.
This episode was made possible because of the below sources:
TV SHOW:
The Silent Truth movie — free with ads on Vudu https://www.vudu.com/content/browse/details/The-Silent-Truth/811418
ARTICLES:
https://www.cid.army.mil/Portals/118/Documents/FOIA-Privacy-Act/CRC_Johnson-Lavena.pdf
https://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/23/suicide_or_murder_three_years_after
https://news.yahoo.com/16-years-later-grieving-family-162100992.html