On July 19th, 2005, Lavena Johnson was found dead in her tent from a gunshot wound while stationed in Iraq. Despite bruising, chemical burns and evidence of sexual assault it was ruled a suicide. She was 19
GI Louis Zwern of the 4th Infantry Division, his wife Syde, and daughter Jackie of Queens, New York, say their goodbyes at Penn Station in April 1943. This photo was among a series of brilliant "goodbye photos" taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt for Life Magazine. [1055x1280]
Sgt. Norwood Dorman of Benson, N.C., and the 36th Field Artillery Regiment stops to rest at a memorial to the Italian soldiers of World War I. Brolo, Sicily, Italy. 14 August, 1943.
July 28,1917 'Negro Silent Parade'. Bringing Attention to Racial Violence in America. Parade Started on 57th ,then down 5th & ending at Madison Square