Adrienne Mitchell, a U.S. Army Specialist, became the first African American woman to die in combat during the Persian Gulf War. She was killed when an Iraqi missile struck a U.S. military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The attack claimed the lives of 28 soldiers and highlighted the service and sacrifice of African American women in the U.S. military.
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