Mona JohnsonMona Johnson is a retired US Army lieutenant colonel. She is believed to be the first Arab Muslim-immigrant woman to serve in the United States Armed Forces. Born in Cairo, Egypt, Johnson and her family were exiled to Saudi Arabia before immigrating o the US in 1960. Acquiescing to marriage to a Muslim man at a young age, she endured years of mental and physical abuse before escaping with her two daughters. She began her career with the US Army as a single parent before marrying again. Johnson wrote her memoir to share her stance on what it means to be American, emphasizing that ethnicity, race, culture, and religion cannot and should never be painted with a single brushstroke. Her memoir is presented as a quintessential 'all American story' of the second half of the 20th century - from an entirely different perspective. Learn more about Mona at MonaJohnsonAuthor.com Read More Read Less