She began coordinating the active duty wing of IVAW, flying and driving around the country, and visiting military bases to speak, distribute information, and organize other soldiers.
[5] She rose to international media attention[6][7][8] in March 2008, when she testified at the Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan hearings in Silver Spring, Maryland.
[10] Shortly after testifying, she was reassigned to Germany but still made regular appearances inside the US, including at the Winter Soldier on the Hill hearings before Congress in May 2008 [11] and on the State of the Union Base Tour.
[13] Coppa reported suffering informal harassment by her unit and was also investigated by CID with no charges filed shortly after Winter Soldier.
[13][15][16] Coppa was represented by military law expert Michael Lebowitz, who successfully defended her against charges of disloyal statements and dereliction of duty.