First black female POW sets the record straight
VIDEO - Shoshana Johnson addresses misconceptions about her captivity in Iraq...
In the earliest days of the Iraq War, the American public was shaken by reports of a deadly ambush on a US Army convoy on its way to Baghdad.
Eleven American soldiers were killed and seven were taken captive
Among the captives was a young mother named Shoshona Johnson, who became the first black female prisoner of war in American history.
WATCH A “TODAY SHOW” INTERVIEW WITH SHOSHANA JOHNSON HERE:
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Shoshana Johnson has now written a book about her experience as POW titled I’m Still Standing: From U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen—My Journey Home.
