Lori Piestewa | |
|---|---|
 Piestewa a few weeks before her death in 2003 | |
| Native name | Kocha-Hon-Mana |
| Born | December 14, 1979 Tuba City, Arizona, United States |
| Died | March 23, 2003 (aged 23) Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar, Iraq |
| Buried | Tuba City Community Cemetery, Tuba City, Arizona, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 2001–2003 |
| Rank | Specialist (posthumous)[1] |
| Unit | 507th Maintenance Company |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Purple Heart Prisoner of War Medal |
Lori Ann Piestewa (/paɪˈɛstəwɑː/ py-ES-tə-wah;[2] 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. A Hopi, Piestewa was the first Native American woman to die in combat while serving in the U.S. military and the first woman in the U.S. military killed in the Iraq War.[1] Arizona's Piestewa Peak is named in her honor.
- ^ a b Williams, Rudi (May 27, 2003). "Army Spc. Lori Piestewa". American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
- ^ Pancrazio, Angela Cara (May 26, 2003). "Piestewa is latest hard-to-pronounce name for Arizona". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 1, 2009.