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How the military treats women of color.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)

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| November 01, 2008 | Ahmad, Beena | COPYRIGHT 2008 Color Lines Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I recently read Michelle Chen's article, "Home from the Military," and was impressed by the stories in the article. A few days later. I came across another heartbreaking story of a woman of color discarded by the U.S. military: LaVena Johnson, a 19-year-old, who died under very suspicious circumstances in Iraq. The military has summarily ruled the incident a "suicide," but there is much to suggest that this cause of death could not even ...

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