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Carri Leigh Goodwin

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Carri Leigh Goodwin
Born(1989-01-05)January 5, 1989
Alliance, Ohio, United States
DiedFebruary 28, 2009(2009-02-28) (aged 20)
Alliance, Ohio, United States
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Marine Corps
Years of service2007–2009

Carri Leigh Goodwin (January 5, 1989 – February 28, 2009) enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2007[1] at the age of 18.[2][3][4] Goodwin from Alliance, Ohio[5] and was the daughter of a Marine.[6] She experienced rape during her service by a Marine who had been accused of another rape at Camp Pendleton in 2006.[4] Goodwin reported the rape to her commander.[5] Goodwin was "bullied by her command for reporting the rape."[4] The accused Marine remained on duty but Goodwin was discharged with personality disorder.[1]

When she returned, her father, Gary Noling, noticed that she was "drinking heavily."[1] Five days after her return home, she was found dead due to excessive alcohol consumption.[7] Noling found Goodwin's journals later, which contained information about her rape and "suicidal thoughts."[1][8]

Her death raised awareness about misconduct in the United States armed forces and mental and physical trauma from acts of sexual assault.[9] In 2011, a class-action suit was brought against the Department of Defense for failing to properly investigate accusations of sexual assault, failure to prosecute and for other causes.[4] Kirby Dick created "The Invisible War" in 2012 in order to tell the stories of those affected by sexual assault.[10] Goodwin is mentioned in the film.

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  1. ^ a b c d Basu, Moni (14 November 2013). "Why Suicide Rate Among Veterans May Be More Than 22 a Day". CNN. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ^ Karen Lajon (24 October 2014). "Combattantes violées de l'US Army". LeJDD.fr. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "El infierno de Carrie, la mujer militar agredida por soldados de EU". Proceso.
  4. ^ a b c d Wright, Ann (22 February 2011). "Pentagon Faces Class-Action Lawsuit for Failure to Protect Service Members From Rape". Truthout. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b Nieves, Evelyn (17 December 2014). "Surviving Rape in the Military". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. ^ Lajon, Karen (24 October 2014). "Combattantes violées de l'US Army". Le JDD (in French). Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Bí mật nhơ bẩn về các vụ tấn công tình dục trong quân đội Mỹ". Zing.vn (in Vietnamese). 1 April 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  8. ^ "EEUU pierde la batalla de sus veteranos". larioja.com. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Carri Leigh Goodwin, United States Marine Corps". My Duty to Speak. 21 January 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  10. ^ Brown, Lauren (18 June 2012). "The Most Staggering Moments From A New Documentary About Military Rape". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 February 2016.