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Shoshana "Shana" Nyree Johnson (born January 18, 1973) is a Panamanian-born former United States soldier, and the first black female prisoner of war in the military history of the United States. [1] Johnson was a Specialist of the U.S. Army 507th Maintenance Company , 5/52 ADA BN , 11th ADA Brigade.
He drove a five-ton tractor-trailer through the ambush, Shoshana Johnson was sitting in the passenger seat next to him. [2] Shot once in the bicep of his right arm. Joseph Hudson: Specialist: 23: Alamogordo, New Mexico: Shot three times, twice in the ribs and once in the upper left buttocks. Shoshana Johnson: Specialist: 30: El Paso, Texas
Lori Ann Piestewa (/ p aɪ ˈ ɛ s t ə w ɑː / py-ES-tə-wah; [2] December 14, 1979 – March 23, 2003) was a United States Army soldier killed during the Iraq War.A member of the Quartermaster Corps, she died in the same Iraqi attack in which fellow soldiers Shoshana Johnson and Piestewa's friend Jessica Lynch were injured.
Critics have also accused the media of bias in the coverage of Lynch versus that of her fellow soldiers, Shoshana Johnson and Lori Piestewa. All three were ambushed in the same attack during the Iraq War on March 23, 2003, with Piestewa being killed and Lynch and Johnson being injured and taken prisoner. [41] [42]
The 507th Maintenance Company provided maintenance support to 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery, a Patriot missile unit based at Fort Bliss, Texas.Previously, it was assigned to 2d Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, another Patriot missile unit at Fort Bliss which played a major support role in the Persian Gulf War.
Jordan was born on November 20, 1984, [2] [3] [4] in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he was raised.His parents divorced when he was young, and he lived in low-income housing, with his brother, Joey, sister, Jessa, and mother, Debbie (née Stone). [5]
Shoshana E. Bean (born September 1, 1977) [1] is a Grammy Award winning and Tony Award nominated American singer, songwriter, and stage actress. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She has appeared in numerous musicals , performing in major Off-Broadway and Broadway theatres, including in the original production of Hairspray .
Cynthia Chinasaokwu Onyedinmanasu Amarachukwu Owezuke Echimino Erivo (/ ə ˈ r iː v oʊ / ə-REE-voh; [2] born 8 January 1987) is a British actress and singer. Known for her work on both stage and screen, she is the recipient of several accolades and one of few individuals nominated for an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award (EGOT), winning all but the Oscar.