Jessica fought back....a true American hero!

[JetMaxx]

The more I learn about former POW Jessica Lynch, the more amazed I become..

This is an excerpt of an AP newswire story I just ran across. She is one gutsy young lady!!

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The 507th was attacked March 23 during some of the earliest fighting in Nasiriyah, where Saddam's Fedayeen loyalists and other Iraqi fighters are said to have dressed as civilians and ambushed Americans.

Lynch fought fiercely and shot several enemy soldiers during the ambush. She fired her weapon after she had several gunshot wounds and kept firing until she ran out of ammunition, The Washington Post reported in Thursday's editions.
She watched several soldiers in her unit die and was stabbed when Iraqi forces closed in on her position, The Post quoted U.S. officials as saying. Pentagon officials and family members contacted late Wednesday declined comment on the report.

Not long after the fighting, five of Lynch's fellow soldiers showed up in Iraqi television footage being asked questions by their captors. The video also showed bodies, apparently of U.S. soldiers, leading the Pentagon to accuse Iraq of executing some POWs.
In Tuesday's raid, U.S. forces engaged in a firefight on the way into and out of the hospital but there were no coalition casualties, Brooks said. He said they found ammunition, mortars, maps and a terrain model at the hospital, along with "other things that made it very clear it was being used as a military command post."
"Some brave souls put their lives on the line to carry this out," Brooks said.

As soon as they rolled into the hospital compound, civilian patients and medical staff began emerging with their hands up. Most were allowed to leave, or to return to the building for treatment.

An Iraqi pharmacist who works at Saddam Hospital told Britain's Sky television that he treated Lynch for leg injuries but that she was otherwise healthy. But he added, "every day I saw her crying about wanting to go home."

The pharmacist, who gave his name only as Imad, said Lynch knew the U.S. troops were on the other side of the Euphrates River and "she kept wondering if the American Army were coming to save her."

AP-ES-04-03-03 0003EST

[Arizwx]

Perry,
I agree.She was outstanding.
However..this is why I have a problem with women in the MZ..and Combat Zones in general.Much to much Media attention is poured on her IMO.Why.Well..let me ask you.How many Male POWs recieve this much attention?
She was/is a Soldier.Period.The Media sees it differently.Watch the Media pummel us with more and more 'Jessica' stories..while others are not.
This is not her fault.It is our society.
If the Media plays 'fair',then I have no problem with it.
I doubt they will.
BTW..where is our Gal from Tuba City,AZ???Is she mentioned?I have a distinct theory on this,which is quite pointed,therefore I shall reserve my remarks for another time.
Just food for thought.

[bfez1]

No pun intended but I guess you could say, she was a "trooper".
Hooray for Jessica

[Constructionwx]

Perry,

It's good to know she was kickin az. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Amanzi]

A very strong young lady indeed!

[wx247]

Glad to see that she never gave up!

[Stormsfury]

Lynch fought fiercely and shot several enemy soldiers during the ambush. She fired her weapon after she had several gunshot wounds and kept firing until she ran out of ammunition, The Washington Post reported in Thursday's editions.
She watched several soldiers in her unit die and was stabbed when Iraqi forces closed in on her position, The Post quoted U.S. officials as saying.

A true test of fortitude and courage, and she passed with flying colors.
May God continue to bless her with a full recovery. A true American hero, one of our great many in our armed forces protecting our freedom.

[streetsoldier]

More on this little lady; she fought hard because she had an understanding of what she might have to endure if captured, and didn't want to be taken alive. From what the reports didn't say, it appears that her unit companions chose a different path. Intel reports indicated that she may have been stabbed to death...thankfully, this didn't happen.

She will be spending some time with psychologists and "de-programming" specialists...a lesson we learned from our POWS freed from Hanoi, it is essential that she has time to reflect, talk it out and "come down" before she eventually goes home.