Edit: The petition has 3000 signatures. Thank you to anyone who followed the links from here and signed.

From Sylvia at Problem Chylde:

As of this moment, this petition is only 55 signatures away from its goal of 3,000 signatures. Its purpose: asking Congress to launch a full investigation into the mysterious death of Pfc. LaVena Johnson, a 19-year-old Missouri native. For a little over three years, the family of LaVena Johnson has not received answers regarding the circumstances surrounding her death. Danielle at Modern Musings has more information; please digg, stumble, link on del.icio.us, and propagate her post and this petition as far and wide as possible.

More information:

Overview:

Justice for LaVena Johnson

Target:

Both Branches of the United States Congress and President G.W. Bush

Sponsored by:

Danielle Vyas

Ms. LaVena Johnson, following her family’s military tradition, joined the Army immediately after finishing high school as an honor roll student.

In July 2005, Ms. Johnson was found dead in a military army base in Iraq. The military ruled her death as a suicide. There was evidence found on her body however of a physical struggle consisting of two loose front teeth and a bruised lip which had to be corrected at the funeral home.

Despite her father, Dr. John Johnson’s inquires into her body’s physical condition, the army responded that the case was closed.

More evidence that did not support the military’s ruling of Ms. Johnson’s death was a suicide was revealed by a local Missouri news network. Ms. Johnson’s mental state was quite stable according to reports before her death, there was a trail of blood leading to the barracks where her body was found as well as evidence that a perpetrator attempted to set her body on fire.

Despite years of Mr. John Johnson’s dedicated efforts to have the army reopen the case, they continue to refuse.

Philip Barron, an independent activist, dedicated his effort toward military justice and full disclosure with the website http://www.lavenajohnson.com/ and also started a petition that has recently expired which targeted the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the House.

There is a renewed interest surrounding the call for justice for LaVena Johnson with more and more people becoming educated of the facts.

Let us utilize this renewed interest and demand our Congress to call for investigations, and full disclosure of the events surrounding the death of such a beautiful soul.

And:

Also see the resources and information provided by Color of Change concerning the ongoing denial from the armed forces to investigate LaVena Johnson’s murder.

I know I’m late on this, but still: Get those 55 signatures out there. Make noise, get the investigation started – this is not acceptable.

If you decide to post about this, link to Sylvia’s or Danielle’s posts, not mine.