Florida Times-Union: Delores Barr Weaver backs national effort to support victims of military sexual assault
The Florida Times-Union reports:
Jacksonville philanthropist Delores Barr Weaver has joined three other women with Florida connections in the national movement to support victims of rape and sexual assault in the military.
In May, Weaver donated $500,000 and pledged $500,000 more in matching funds to Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy group founded in 2011 that is fighting for an independent, impartial military justice system.
Protect Our Defenders’ advisory board includes Jacksonville Beach resident Paula Coughlin, the former U.S. Navy lieutenant who spoke up about the 1991 Tailhook scandal and recently testified before Congress.
