332 – Tomeka Light – I am Denisha Montgomery Smith

PFC Denisha Montgomery Smith died on August 8th, 2022, while deployed in Germany. The U.S. Army has maintained that Denisha’s death is a suicide, but her family and other people feel that is not the case. As I learned more about what happened and talked to several people about the case, I realized that I didn’t really know Denisha. When Lindsey Knapp of Combat Sexual Assault and Amy Franck asked me to talk with Denisha’s aunt, Tomeka Light, I looked forward to learning more. Tomeka Light served in the U.S. Army for 13 years. She is Denisha’s Aunt and was proud to see her niece serve her country. Denisha’s family has a legacy of military service and Tomeka was proud that Denisha was serving. We talked about Denisha as a wife and mother and how joining the Army was to help make a better life for her family. All the Montgomery/Smith family wants is justice for Denisha. You can help the Montgomery/Smith family by sharing this story to make sure Denisha is not forgotten. Please help Denisha’s family by donating to the Go Fund Me in her name https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-pfc-denisha-smith Thank you, Tomeka, for letting us all get to know Denisha. #IAMDENISHAMONTGOMERYSMITH #YOUAREDENISHAMONTGOMERYSMITH #WEAREDENISHAMONTGOMERYSMITH Veterans Administration – Public Service Announcement View and cancel health care appointments, view claims and appeals status, upload documentation to VA, securely message your doctor, locate VA facilities, retrieve your vaccine records, access the Veterans Crisis Line, and more—right from your phone—with VA’s Health and Benefits mobile app. The app also makes it easy to prove your status as a Veteran so you can take advantage of available retailer discounts. Join nearly 700,000 users in the Veteran community who are accessing their benefits and services, safely and securely, wherever and whenever they need them: https://bit.ly/3O43Yoe Thanks for all the support from my sponsors Joyce Asack of Asack Real Estate and Army National Guard Veteran Mark Holmes of Reapers Detailing and Power Washing. Also, please check out my supporters, Semper Savage, Bottom Gun Coffee, and Caisson Shaving Company!