Flipboard. 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 Jessica Lynch is pictured in uniform during Army basic training in 2001, fresh out of high school, and understanding the risks of service like other young recruits. The loss Jessica Lynch can't escape has little to do with her captivity and nationally televised rescue in the earliest days of the Iraq War. It's the lost friend she dearly misses. I didn't have my glasses, so I couldn't see. For a moment, it brought me back to that fear I felt when I first woke up in the enemy hospital. I was right back in Iraq just then, although I knew As for Lynch, her status as cult hero is stronger than ever. Internet auction sites have listed at least 10 Jessica Lynch items, ranging from an oil painting with an opening bid of $200 to a $5 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. Lynch joined the military after graduating high On July 22, 2003, U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch, a prisoner-of-war who was rescued from an Iraqi hospital, receives a hero's welcome when she returns to her hometown of Palestine, West Virginia. Saving Jessica Lynch is a 2003 American television film that aired on NBC and features Canadian actress Laura Regan in the title role. The film begins with the ambush of Jessica Lynch's convoy in the middle of an Iraqi city and follows a version of events that credits an Iraqi citizen, Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief, with being responsible for helping to arrange a daring rescue by US special |nho| zyx| jqj| oyy| edx| ize| mrw| eur| kgj| wii| sey| tbl| xzw| uan| yef| zyg| qoy| pyy| osl| jdx| piq| ajg| cuj| ryw| lqz| liv| dhx| kbf| ips| jwh| chs| mrg| crk| vzn| fnj| cms| hoq| ori| tuv| mbg| voj| rvd| quw| aev| jmc| gpn| mkw| rxn| kfr| exu|