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Aug 24, 2022 · PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - It’s been almost 20 years since former prisoner of war, Jessica Lynch was rescued from an Iraqi hospital. West Virginia native Jessica Lynch is recorded as the first successful rescue of an American prisoner of war since world war 2 and the first ever of a woman.
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Apr 1, 2019 · Jessica Lynch was the first woman American POW to be successfully rescued. She became symbolic in ways that had little to do with the facts of her story.
Jun 17, 2003 · We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.
The spectacular rescue of Army Private First Class Jessica Lynch involved dozens of military personnel and their equipment. The daring operation, executed at night and in poor visibility because of blowing sand, involved substantial risk.
Sep 22, 2020 · For Jessica Lynch, waking up and strapping on a leg brace first thing in the morning is always a bitter and blessed reminder of everything she endured after she was captured by Saddam Hussein’s ...
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- Hollie McKay
Nov 9, 2004 · “Riveting. . . . The straight story on Lynch’s remarkable ordeal.” --Entertainment Weekly “Finely wrought. . . . A vivid portrait of a young woman who fled the familiar and fell into a situation beyond her control.”
May 7, 2024 · Jessica Lynch travels the country now in her role as a motivational speaker but in doing that she’s had a chance to listen as well.“I go and I visit VAs, VFWs,
