I'm still standing

By Shoshana Johnson

Subjects: Women prisoners of war, Iraqi Prisoners and prisons, Women soldiers, Iraq War, 2003-2011, African American soldiers, African american soldiers, 1000blackgirlbooks, Biography, Iraq, biography, Prisoners of war, Female Participation, Johnson, Shoshana, -- 1973-, Iraq War, 2003-, Iraq war, 2003-2011

Description: Specialist Shoshana Johnson, a member of the 507th Maintenance Company, was captured during an ambush in the early days of the Iraq war and held prisoner until she and her fellow Soldiers were rescued by the Marines. Johnson's story, which was largely ignored at the time because Jessica Lynch became the media darling, is a gritty recounting of her capture, her wounds, and the challenges she faced when she came home. Post Traumatic Stress, treatment and the negative attitude from those who blamed her and her fellow soldiers for being captured in the first place.