I know that I'm already in the history books and that people are going to remember me as the prisoner of war and the fabricated stories, but you know, to me I was just another soldier over there doing my job.
I grew up in Palestine, West Virginia, which is mostly a farming community; there aren't a lot of jobs. - Jessica Lynch
I grew up in Palestine, West Virginia, which is mostly a farming community; there aren't a lot of jobs.
- Jessica Lynch
I had the good fortune and opportunity to come home and to tell the truth; many soldiers, like Pat Tillman… did not have that opportunity. The truth … - Jessica Lynch
I had the good fortune and opportunity to come home and to tell the truth; many soldiers, like Pat Tillman… did not have that opportunity. The truth …
The nurses at the hospital tried to soothe me, and they even tried unsuccessfully at one point to return me to Americans. - Jessica Lynch
The nurses at the hospital tried to soothe me, and they even tried unsuccessfully at one point to return me to Americans.
I don't think any war is worth having our soldiers killed. - Jessica Lynch
I don't think any war is worth having our soldiers killed.
I am still confused as to why they chose to lie and tried to make me a legend when the real heroics of my fellow soldiers that day were, in fact, leg… - Jessica Lynch
I am still confused as to why they chose to lie and tried to make me a legend when the real heroics of my fellow soldiers that day were, in fact, leg…
I don't come from a rich family - it's not like we lived in a cardboard box, but we didn't have a ton of money. - Jessica Lynch
I don't come from a rich family - it's not like we lived in a cardboard box, but we didn't have a ton of money.
I know that I'm already in the history books and that people are going to remember me as the prisoner of war and the fabricated stories, but you know… - Jessica Lynch
I know that I'm already in the history books and that people are going to remember me as the prisoner of war and the fabricated stories, but you know…
I try to dream about peaceful things, beaches, that is what I cannot understand. Why are they chasing me? - Jessica Lynch
I try to dream about peaceful things, beaches, that is what I cannot understand. Why are they chasing me?
Since coming back from Iraq, there's been so many triumphs and obstacles standing in my way, so whenever I set my mind to something, I definitely jus… - Jessica Lynch
Since coming back from Iraq, there's been so many triumphs and obstacles standing in my way, so whenever I set my mind to something, I definitely jus…
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