Carri Leigh Goodwin

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]

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

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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References
  1. 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. Wright, Ann (22 February 2011). "Pentagon Faces Class-Action Lawsuit for Failure to Protect Service Members From Rape". Truthout. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. 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. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  9. "Carri Leigh Goodwin, United States Marine Corps". My Duty to Speak. 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.


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