First black female POW sets the record straight
snip of MamabearCali post,,,
"But when a woman gets captured in combat and is beaten up it effects the nation very differently than when a man gets beaten up. How do I know this....two words
Jessica Lynch." .
& Shoshana Johnson !
& Lori Piestewa.
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Shoshana Johnson Story =
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35196...female-pow-sets-record-straight/#.T9rANa6veRI ,,,,THINK ABOUT IT ! Is this what should be the standard for the women of USA now ?
"When
Jessica Lynch, who was badly injured in the attack,
was rescued nearly two weeks before everyone else, the Army sold her as a John Wayne-type hero who had gone down with her guns blazing. The story captured the country’s imagination, and the fascination continued when it was revealed that the Army’s original story was a total fabrication.
Lynch, like Johnson, did not have a working weapon and surrendered without firing a shot." MNBC
Eleven members of the unit were killed, and
seven, including Johnson and Jessica Lynch, were captured.
Killed in action, Private First Class
Lori Piestewa :arrow:;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lori_Piestewa , 23, of Tuba City, Arizona,
The first Native American woman in history to die in combat while serving with the U.S. military. She was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and a Prisoner of War Medal.
"A video of some of the American prisoners of war, including Piestewa (filmed shortly before she died in an Iraqi hospital), was later shown around the world on Al Jazeera television."
American P.O.W.s in 2003 Invasion of Iraq
507th Maintenance Company Prisoners of war,
The following 507th soldiers were captured and held as prisoners of war (POWs):
Specialist
Edgar Hernandez, 21, Mission, Texas. (Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal)
Specialist
Joseph Hudson, 23, Alamogordo, New Mexico. (Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal)
Specialist
Shoshana Johnson, 30, El Paso, Texas. (Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal)
Private First Class
Jessica Lynch, 19, of Palestine, West Virginia. (Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal)
Private First Class
Patrick Miller, 23, Wichita, Kansas. (Silver Star, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal)
Sergeant
James Riley, 31, Pennsauken, New Jersey. (Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal)
It's amazing what the internet has for info sometimes, just takes a few keyboard clicks and,,,,, POW !,,,,,there it is in all its glory.
peace&rkba4ever!