carol Shoemaker:  

CLASS OF 1959
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Bethesda, MD

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Carol Shoemaker is the mother of six children, author of 'Skeletons in the Closet', (2011), an autobiography, and dedicated her book to the memory of her youngest son, Enrique Sanchez, who lost his life while in the National Guard (2002). She is a two-time veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Pentagon during Viet Nam and again in Germany (1978-80). Ms. Shoemaker is a member of the Disabled American Veterans Association, National Native American Veterans Association, as well as the Cherokee Nation of Sequoyah, Austin Film Society and National Academy of Native American Arts Society (NANAAS.) Carol earned a B.S. in Human Services. She is a dual citizen of the United States and Israel. A highlight of her trip to Israel was when asked to deliver a message, from the children of K’far Adumim, to Hilary Clinton in Jerusalem, during the Peace Conference, held in Jordan (1994). Upon returning to the U.S., she had the honor of writing ...Expand for more
the online biography of Michael Landon, for the Michael Landon International Internet Fan Club. Carol is an Advocate for Adult Adoptees and plans to film a documentary featuring adult adoptees, bringing awareness in their battle to secure their ’original’ birth certificates’. Righting wrongs is a passion of Carol, whose original name was LAURA CAROL SPONG (also spelled Spang). Carol was born 6-12-1946 and in foster care and raised in an abusive home. She later found her birth relatives but not all the truth. In 1995, she learned that she was ‘Cherokee, from the Ani Tsisqua (Bird) Clan) and is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Mexico. In 2010, Carol connected, through DNA, to a cousin, who is also an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Her journey has been a painful, yet rewarding experience. She was told in 1992 that she had a sister and more recently a twin. Her search for the truth continues.
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