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Lori Ann Piestewa (/ p aɪ ˈ ɛ s t ə w ɑː / py-ES-tə-wah; December 14, 1979 – March 23, 2003) was a United States Army soldier killed during the Iraq War. A member of the Quartermaster Corps, she died in the same Iraqi attack in which fellow soldiers Shoshana Johnson and Piestewa's friend Jessica Lynch were injured.
Piestewa was the first Native female Soldier killed in action on foreign soil. Her commitment and sacrifice have inspired her family and the country. Throughout her life, Piestewa had a strong sense of duty to the people around her. Lori Ann Piestewa was born in December 1979 in Tuba City, Arizona.
Nov 1, 2018 · Lori Ann Piestewa was the first woman to die on the front lines in Iraq and the first American Indian woman to die serving the U.S. Armed Forces.
May 21, 2024 · Lori Piestewa was a U.S. Army soldier who became the first American servicewoman to perish in the Iraq War (2003–11) and the first Native American servicewoman in history to die in combat on foreign soil. Piestewa was captured by enemy forces during an ambush in Iraq and mortally wounded.
Mar 23, 2003 · Army Pfc. Lori Piestewa, whose unit was attacked March 23 near Nasiriyah, was the first American servicewoman killed in the war and one of only a handful of American Indian women serving in...
Mar 23, 2023 · WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Today marks, 20 years since Specialist Lori Ann Piestewa made the ultimate sacrifice when she was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Mar 25, 2024 · Phoenix, AZ—Hundreds gathered for a sunrise ceremony at Piestewa Peak on Saturday, March 23 to pay tribute to Lori Piestewa, and other fallen soldiers in the line of combat, for the 21st annual “Piestewa Fallen Heroes Memorial”.
Apr 13, 2011 · This past March 23, friends and fellow veterans gathered at Piestewa Peak to honor Lori’s memory and the sacrifices of all fallen soldiers at an 8th Annual Sunrise Ceremony. In an interview posted on the Jessica Lynch Forum, Lori’s brother Wayland expressed awe over his sister’s notoriety.
Lori Piestewa, a single mother of two, hoped to one day realize her goal of attaining a college degree. But in April 2003, she became the first Native American soldier and the first woman to die in the Iraq War. For this #NNAHM, we honor her service.
A member of the Hopi tribe, Lori Piestewa was the first woman in the U.S. armed forces killed in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and is the first Native American woman in history to...
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