Shoshana Johnson

Biography

Shoshana "Shana" Nyree Johnson (born January 18, 1973) is a Panamanian-born former United States Army soldier who became the first African-American woman taken prisoner of war in the military history of the United States. Johnson enlisted in the Army in 1998 and served as a Food Service Specialist with the 507th Maintenance Company based at Fort Bliss, Texas. During the opening phase of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Johnson was wounded when her convoy was ambushed in the Battle of Nasiriyah on March 23, 2003.

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