December 13, 2003
WELCOME HOME, SOLDIER:
Ex-POW Shoshana Johnson Discharged (Fox News, December 13, 2003)
Shoshana Johnson, who spent 22 days as a prisoner of war in Iraq after being shot during an ambush, was discharged from the Army on Friday.Posted by Orrin Judd at December 13, 2003 4:56 PM"Although I am now leaving the Army, I in no way regret my time in the military," Johnson said in a statement.
Johnson was a cook for the 507th Maintenance Company when it was ambushed in March. She was shot in both ankles and captured with five other soldiers, including Jessica Lynch. Nine soldiers died in the ambush.
"To my fallen comrades and their families, my utmost respect, and gratitude for their sacrifices," Johnson said. "Their memory has made me a better person and they will not be forgotten." [...]
Johnson was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and the Prisoner of War Medal for her service in Iraq.
Uh, never mind.
Posted by: genecis at December 13, 2003 9:26 PMWe have reached a real turning point.
It used to be that the old white men veterans would tell their war stories to their grandchildren, and to anyone else who would listen.
Think 30 years down the road, when this black American woman soldier tells HER war stories to her grandchildren. The soldier's sex may be different, but the stories will be the same.
Devotion to comrades, devotion to duty. Nothing different.
How beautiful!
Posted by: John J. Coupal at December 14, 2003 1:55 AMWill she get a made for TV movie made about her?
Posted by: jefferson park at December 15, 2003 2:39 PMShe's suing the Army, so one doubts it.
Posted by: oj at December 15, 2003 3:08 PM