SIMPSON, Suzanne

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• Name	SIMPSON, Suzanne
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I42148	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Suzanne's father is Ross Simpson who is on NPR Radio Embedded in Baghdad to Live Studio Anchor: AP Radio's Ross Simpson Returns to DC Anchor, Author and Embed, Simpson Tells What It Was Like WASHINGTON – With gunfire and heavy artillery often heard in the background, embedded AP Radio Correspondent Ross Simpson regularly went live, on the air from the Iraqi front. Ross brought AP Radio member stations firsthand accounts of combat, sandstorms, life among the troops, and battlefield experiences while on the road to Baghdad. Since his return, he has described the mutual trust he established with the young Marines he was embedded with for six weeks; that it was only 15 seconds after they crossed into Iraq when they first came under attack; how he lost 37 pounds during his stint; and why he shared his satellite phone with a Marine to call home in between firefights. "Ross' knowledge and experience brought the war home for everyone," said Thomas P. Callahan, general manager of AP Radio. "His compelling and descriptive accounts along with the gripping sounds engaged an audience of listeners from around the country with what it was truly like at the front. " Ross was embedded with the U.S. Marines' 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment, 1st Division. They were among the first U.S. ground troops to enter Iraq. Simpson began his assignment at Camp Coyote in Kuwait, traveled with his troop through the Iraqi desert all the way to Baghdad, before completing his assignment with the fall of the Iraqi capital. Simpson is a veteran war correspondent. He covered the first Gulf War as well as U.S. military campaigns in Panama, Somalia and Haiti. He has flown almost every U.S. combat aircraft and recently authored Stealth Down, the dramatic story of the first combat loss of a U.S. Air Force F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter. Stealth Down recounts the incidents surrounding the shooting down of "Vega 31" during Operation Allied Force, the subsequent rescue of the pilot, and the efforts of the men and women of the U.S. Air Force whose teamwork is vital to the success of any Air Force mission. The Associated Press is the leading provider of video, facilities, text, audio, graphics, photos, and multimedia online content to broadcasters around the world. AP also is the premier provider of news production software technology. More than 5,000 television and radio stations and 1,000 U.S. media Web sites depend on AP for text stories, audio, video, graphics, and photo services for building their on-air and online products and services. AP offers coverage of news, sports, business news, political news, technology news, entertainment and weather. ### Contact: Paul Colford or Jack Stokes AP Corporate Communications 212.621.1720