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Tim King Joins Radio Free Nation Tonight to Discuss LaVena Johnson Case

The show happens at 8:00 PM Central Time, 6:00 PM Pacific Time.

(SALEM, Ore.) - LaVena Johnson was a proud American serving her nation in uniform when she met her untimely death on an American military base in Iraq. In spite of extensive injuries, evidence of a severe beating and sex abuse, and her body being lit on fire, the U.S. Army deemed her case a "suicide".

The Army, which has plenty of problems over sexual assault within its ranks, apparently didn't believe any of the injuries LaVena Johnson had suffered prior to her death were caused by a second person or persons.

A simple fact when it comes to suicide, in addition to all of the evidence, is that statistically, black women are among the least likely groups to commit this act in the first place.

Soldier Missing In Action From The Korean War Is Identified

In 1998, a joint U.S./Democratic People's Republic of Korea team, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), excavated a site containing the remains of a U.S. soldier who died south of Unsan in the general vicinity where Edward O'Brien was last seen.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

He is Sergeant Edward J. O'Brien, U.S. Army, of Omaha, Nebraska. He will be buried July 2nd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

List of Americans Killed in Afghanistan Passes 500

Casualties may have dropped in Iraq, but in Afghanistan the numbers in recent days have jumped significantly.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Fifteen Americans have died fighting in Afghanistan in the last two weeks. The number of Marines and Navy Corpsman killed in combat is extremely high. The most recent deaths involve one U.S. soldier who died in Khogyani, Afghanistan, and four who were killed in Kandahar City. Their names were released Tuesday.

The numbers of casualties in Iraq almost always exceeds the numbers out of Afghanistan, but that seems to be turning around as the summer kicks into high gear. Many military fighters native to the region remain less active during the winter, and are often known for launching an increasing number of attacks in May and June.

`Surge` Brigade Redeploys Back Home

Kudos to the 4th Stryker BCT 2nd ID, heading home next month after a most successful deployment.

(BAGHDAD, Iraq) - Approximately 4,000 Soldiers from the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd ID, are redeploying back to Fort Lewis, Washington next month.

Their mission has been to secure the Diyala Province north of Baghdad and to improve the safety and quality of life for the approx. 1.2 million people living there.