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    Jessica Lynch

    Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

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  1. Jessica Dawn Lynch (born April 26, 1983) is an American teacher, actress, and former United States Army soldier who served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq as a private first class.

  2. Aug 24, 2022 · 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.

  3. Jun 4, 2015 · Now she lives quietly on an 80-acre property in West Virginia with her daughter Dakota, 8, and fiancé Wes Robinson, 34, while still trying to make sense of those brutal days. Four of her comrades...

  4. Aug 1, 2023 · Having recently undergone an eighth surgery on her foot, Lynch now receives her medical treatment through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Today, she teaches grade school in her home state and is surrounded by family and friends for support.

  5. Nov 2, 2021 · Today, the 38-year-old elementary school teacher in West Virginia, who became a household name after the incident four months into the Iraq War, has learned to cope with both the physical and mental scars, just as all veterans do, she told veterans here Saturday.

  6. Jul 20, 2015 · Jessica Lynch received hero status after she was wounded and captured in the Iraq War. She says that was overblown; the West Virginia mother today gives motivational talks

  7. Nov 2, 2023 · Former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch told her audiences to persevere despite whatever obstacles they face during her visit here. Lynch, now a substitute teacher in West Virginia, is the first...

  8. Mar 22, 2018 · Fifteen years after she was ambushed during the start of the Iraq War, former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch is fulfilling a dream as a teacher.

  9. Mar 22, 2018 · Fifteen years after she was ambushed during the start of the Iraq War, former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch is fulfilling a dream as a teacher.

  10. Apr 1, 2013 · Ten years after her dramatic rescue as a prisoner of war in Iraq made headlines, Jessica Lynch continues to persevere in the face of injuries and survivor’s guilt related to her ordeal.

  11. Sep 22, 2020 · Lynch, now 37, was 19 years old when her unit was ambushed near Nasiriyah, a prominent crossing point over the Euphrates northwest of Basra, Iraq. She was severely wounded and 11 of her comrades...

  12. Nov 10, 2003 · What Really Happened to Jessica Lynch? After months of secrecy and media diversion, now we know that former prisoner of war Pfc. Jessica Lynch was brutally raped by Iraqi thugs, shortly after she survived the horrific ambush of her 507th Maintenance Unit in Iraq.

  13. Sep 17, 2015 · Former U.S. prisoner of war Jessica Lynch, right, is greeted by her boyfriend Wes Robinson, left, and the couple's daughter, Dakota, following a graduation ceremony at West Virginia University...

  14. Sep 17, 2015 · Jessica Lynch, who was at the center of a dramatic and controversial story of survival and rescue in the Iraq War in 2003, talked about her ongoing recovery.

  15. Nov 3, 2023 · Lynch, now 40, was the first prisoner of war successfully rescued since World War II and the first-ever U.S. female prisoner of war. Lynch detailed her capture, and its aftermath, to students...

  16. Mar 19, 2013 · Eleven U.S. soldiers were killed and six captured, including Private First Class Jessica Lynch, a 19-year-old from West Virginia. She suffered spinal fractures, nerve damage and a shattered...

  17. Mar 20, 2003 · Pfc. Jessica Lynch is placed into an ambulance after arriving at Ramstein Air Base in Germany early April 3, 2003. Air Force pilots and combat controllers played a part in her rescue from Iraqi captors.

  18. Sep 19, 2013 · Jessica Lynch is a former POW honored with a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and POW medals. She was rescued by U.S. special forces on April 1, 2003, from an Iraqi hospital in Nasiriyah, where she was ...

  19. Mar 22, 2018 · Fifteen years after she was ambushed during the start of the Iraq War, former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch is fulfilling a dream as a teacher.

  20. Jun 10, 2024 · Jessica Lynch, West Virginia’s first Women Veterans Program Administrator, speaks at the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Department of West Virginia’s convention Saturday morning. Lynch...

  21. Sep 17, 2015 · In 2003, Army private Jessica Lynch was severely injured, captured and eventually rescued in the early days of the Iraq War.

  22. Nov 2, 2021 · Eighteen years after she was captured by Iraqi forces on March 23, 2003 — at age 19, becoming the first American prisoner of war and first woman to be rescued since World War II — former U.S. soldier Jessica Lynch has learned to cope with physical and mental scars, as all veterans do, she told veterans at the Sgt. Simone A. Robinson ...

  23. 4 days ago · Jeremy Lynch, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, BIOS 420 Genomics. ... Dolly Weber and Jessica Thornton-Hoselton, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, FR103 Intermediate French I. Izolda Wolski-Moskoff, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ... UIC Today Contact. Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications 601 S. Morgan St., 1320 UH ...

  24. www.today.com › news › jessica-lynch-tells-her-story-wbna3475980Jessica Lynch tells her story - TODAY

    Nov 13, 2003 · Now, former POW Pfc. Jessica Lynch finally speaks out about what really happened to her in Iraq and what her life has been like since she has been home. Her new book is titled, “I’m a Soldier...

  25. Jun 11, 2024 · Awards Circuit Podcast: "Baby Reindeer" star Jessica Gunning on not wanting to meet the real-life Martha and how it will inspire more "messy" stories.

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