LaVena Lynn Johnson, 19
Florissant, Missouri
July 19, 2005
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 4 years ago
Overview 
According to her father, the tragic events of 9/11 inspired Lavena to serve her country as a member of the U.S. Army. After high school, she enlisted and deployed to Iraq. Eight weeks later she was found dead with a broken nose, black eye and gunshot wound to the head. It was ruled a suicide.
Community and Family Efforts
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- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11432701 added June 13, 2016 11:29
- http://www.stlamerican.com/news/obituaries/article_ce4c60c6-c21c-51b7-bbc9-ffb228b01034.html added May 03, 2016 23:57
- http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/LaVena_Johnson added May 03, 2016 23:55
- https://www.facebook.com/lavenajohnson added May 03, 2016 23:55
- http://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/23/suicide_or_murder_three_years_after added May 03, 2016 23:52
- https://militaryjusticeforall.com/2005/07/19/honoring-pfc-lavena-johnson-usarmy-2005/ added May 03, 2016 23:52
- http://military.wikia.com/wiki/LaVena_Johnson added May 03, 2016 23:49
- https://storify.com/MoniqueWingard/pfc-lavena-johnson added May 03, 2016 23:48
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_LaVena_Johnson added May 03, 2016 23:48
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0UgiXBO2bk&feature=youtu.be added May 03, 2016 23:40