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No more tears for Jessica...

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 9:13 am
by JetMaxx
Folks, late last night I sat back and took a long hard look at myself....after reading a p.m. a trusted friend sent me, a good friend.

What began with most honorable intentions I allowed to get out of hand, not on purpose, but because I have a heart...a very soft spot in my heart for pretty little country girls. I'm ashamed to admit it, but began as honest compassion and sympathy I felt for Pfc Jessica Lynch had become pity. Pity that the 507th Maintainence Company took a wrong turn in the desert, pity that she was captured, pity that she was seriously injured, tortured beyond belief....pity that she was even in the army to begin with.

I've cried and grieved more over that brave young woman than I did over my mother's death. Yes, I have a very tender heart...but it's gone too far and for too long. Jessica Lynch isn't lying in a hospital bed pitying herself, and I doubt she's ever done it or ever will. I know because Jessi's a fighter with great determination and inner strengh. If she knew I had ever felt pity for her, it would probably make her angry...because she doesn't want to be pitied.

I know these things because of what her friends and family tell me about her. I don't give Jessica Lynch enough credit. She may look like a petite high school cheerleader, but she's in reality a United States soldier. She's dedicated; she's proud of her country and her army. Jessica performed with bravery and heroism during the ambush; which in the opinion of my neighbor, an ex-Marine that served proudly during Desert Storm, is why the Fedeyeen had her instead of the Iraqi army, and why they were torturing her.

I didn't create a website in honor of Pfc Jessica Lynch because I pitied her. It was created out of Christian love, compassion, and admiration; because I respected her. I also created it to provide her encouragement and motivation during her difficult recovery period...something to look at on days when she was down, days when she was in pain and could draw strength from those get well messages and kind words from friends and strangers alike.

I offer my humble apologies to Pfc Jessica Lynch, her family, and the ladies and gentlemen of this board.
I'm not going to cry for Jessica again, nor post anymore messages about what she went through during her ordeal. Jessi is alive and she is safe, and she is going to get well.

I posted portions of the below message at Wright-Weather last night, in response to remarks critical of her....or more accurately, critical of the extensive media coverage about her. I mean every single word of it.

Thank you for being my friends, and for the kind words and prayers you've spoken on my behalf.

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I'm sorry if my fervent defense of Jessica is irritating; I don't intend it as such. You guys just don't see what I do...or know
things I know..

Go to my site
http://community-2.webtv.net/PerryXXL/J ... nchPrayers

Look at the picture of Jessica at 17...if the hair is a little darker, maybe a little curlier, that is my sis at 17. That's what Becky looked like in the 12th grade. The same gentle smile...those same slender arms and delicate hands. Both are about the same size. Becky even had a knit top that color. Personalities are almost exactly the same as well.

Both shy, blue eyed little tomboys that played high school basketball even though they were too short, both local beauty queens; determined, stubborn with nerves of steel, great inner strength...yet kind and considerate. Both had a Barbie doll collection; they'd climb trees one hour, get their nails done the next.

I read the emails from Jessi's friends, and more and more they sound alike. Both are survivors...which is why I believe
Jessi will walk again. If she's indeed like Becky, when those pink casts come off her legs, her older brother should say..."Nope, I just don't believe you can do it Jessi, you can't catch me". If she's like sis, her eyes will flair and she'll say "oh yeah..just watch me"....and she will :) Jessi may fall on her face a few times, but she'll struggle to her feet again and again, fight the pain and the odds until she can someday run big brother down again...and say "told'ya" :D :)

I intend to meet Jessica (and her family) someday, after all the crowds and craziness are over with, after all the cameras are gone....just to shake her hand, and thank her for her service to America, for her bravery, and for reminding me why I love my Becky so much. I fully expect to see her standing tall :)

PW

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 12:47 pm
by hurricanedude
wow Perry, yes man you need to shake it off and go on my man, well all felt the pain but she is going to be ok an dso are you, dude you know you have always been my boy, so listen to me and get going on with the better stories of life
MIKE

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 1:28 pm
by Constructionwx
Hey Perry,

I know that your intentions were(are) pure. You have a very kind and loving soul. Private Lynch will have to carry the memories of her ordeal to the grave. But you don't have to. It is time to move on.

Listen, the Braves are playing San Fran on Sunday May 11th. Let's go see it.

Richard

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 1:53 pm
by JetMaxx
Guys, thanks...I was just apologizing for being....well, for being human.

Hey Dude..I'd better behave. Granny is looking for her broom to whoop me..LOL! You take care of yourself, and don't forget where we're at on the web.

RP...thanks for the invitation. I'll have to see how Granny's feeling then, but I'd be very honored.

I feel great guys...a lot better than this time yesterday or the day before. I'm fixing to go mow two lawns....thank God for riding lawnmowers :lol:

You'll both take care of yourselves...and thanks for being good friends. It means a lot to me...more than you know! :)

Perry

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 9:10 pm
by weatherlover427
Perry ... I admire you. You are a man with a big heart. You have a lot of compassion and a ton of TLC. But I have faith, and I'm sure you do too; that PFC Lynch will be OK. It is not a good thing to dwell on the bad aspects of life, so I suggest that you move on from this and try to get on to better and happier things. Still think about her if you want, because this will never 100% go away. If you want, PM me and I'll help you out. :)

Joshua

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 1:08 am
by JetMaxx
In all honesty Joshua, for the first time since her rescue on April 1st, I didn't worry about Jessica much today. I know she's recovering, and from everything I'm hearing, her spirits are high. Jessica is attributing her being alive today to prayers said on her behalf; and those she prayed while in that Iraqi hospital...that's how she endured the torture. She is a heroic young woman, and has a wonderful testimony about her faith and trust in Jesus Christ.

I am praying for Jessica daily, and for her family. I finally found the words tonight to express my true feelings for Jessi, her dad, mom, and the entire Lynch family. It's Christian love...the very same love and compassion I have for every member of this forum.

I still feel as Jessi is my little sister...but I told RP just tonight on the phone I feel as if he's my own brother (I just told Mike the same in an email). I called RP up just to let him know I'm okay, not depressed...but am instead feeling a peace in my soul I haven't felt since before my mothers death in 1977. We ended up talking for well over an hour, and I enjoyed every second of it :)

God Bless,
Perry