August 04, 2011
Jacksonville Daily News|by Lindell Kay
A bill making its way through Congress named for an Army nurse killed by her Marine husband calls for greater accountability for military leaders and may prevent similar future tragedies, supporters of the new legislation said.
John Wimunc, 26, was sentenced to life in prison last year after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the 2008 death of his 24-year-old wife, Army 2nd Lt. Holley Lynn James Wimunc, of Dubuque, Iowa.
The Holley Lynn James Law, HR 1517 -- currently being discussed in a House Armed Services subcommittee -- seeks to amend titles 10 and 28 of the United States Code to provide for greater domestic violence accountability in the military.
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