Shoshana Johnson
Shoshana Johnson
Shoshana Nyree Johnsonis a Panamanian-born former United States soldier, and the first African-American female prisoner of war in the military history of the United States. Johnson was a Specialist of the U.S. Army 507th Maintenance Company, 5/52 ADA BN, 11th ADA Brigade. During the Battle of Nasiriyah, she suffered bullet wounds to both of her ankles and was captured by Iraqi forces. She was held prisoner in Iraq for 22 days along with five other members of her unit. She...
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I've been invited before, but quite frankly, I didn't think I had the courage to come.
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I think I'm a stronger person, ... Things don't bother me as much, you know? Quite frankly, I'm just so very happy to be still on this earth.
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I broke down. I was like, 'Oh my God, I'm home,'
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I was terrified. I didn't know what was going to happen to me, ... And I was in a lot of pain.
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This was not something we thought was going to happen to her at all,