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The Silent Truth: Crimes Against Women in the Military
produced by Midtownfilms (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2012), 55 mins
Has the Army ever covered up the rape and murder of a female soldier? Even worse, have they done so repeatedly? At least 94 United States military women died overseas during the Iraq War. Of these deaths, some 20 occurred under suspicious circumstances with the additional characterization of 'suicide.' The Silent...
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produced by Midtownfilms (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2012), 55 mins
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Has the Army ever covered up the rape and murder of a female soldier? Even worse, have they done so repeatedly? At least 94 United States military women died overseas during the Iraq War. Of these deaths, some 20 occurred under suspicious circumstances with the additional characterization of 'suicide.' The Silent Truth revolves around the death of 19-year-old US Army Private LaVena Johnson, who was found dead on the military base in Balad, Iraq,...
Has the Army ever covered up the rape and murder of a female soldier? Even worse, have they done so repeatedly? At least 94 United States military women died overseas during the Iraq War. Of these deaths, some 20 occurred under suspicious circumstances with the additional characterization of 'suicide.' The Silent Truth revolves around the death of 19-year-old US Army Private LaVena Johnson, who was found dead on the military base in Balad, Iraq, in July of 2005. The US Army determined her cause of death to be suicide by a self-inflicted M-16 gunshot.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Midtownfilms
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Armed forces, Women's issues, Crime, Military personnel
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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