Years After This POW Was Rescued From Iraq, She Revealed The Astonishing Truth About Her Ordeal
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As a prisoner of war in Iraq, American servicewoman Jessica Lynch dreamed of the day when she would taste freedom again. And that was a feeling she clung to until the time she was rescued by American troops. However, once on the outside, she knew she had to reveal the real truth of her widely publicized liberation.
Lynch came into the world in April 1983 and grew up in Palestine, West Virginia. From an early age, she had a thirst for travel. “I wanted to improve my life and not just be there in Palestine forever,” she would later recall. “I wanted to get out and do something.”
So she decided that after completing school, she would join the United States Army in a bid to realize her dream of exploring the world. However, her career choice to join the disciplined ranks of the military seemed at odds with her personality, according to Lynch’s father, Gregory. He described her as a defiant youngster. “If someone told her she couldn’t do something, she’d do it just to show them,” he was reported as saying by Biography.com.
Following her graduation from Wirt County High School in Elizabeth, WV, Lynch headed off to South Carolina to begin training for a role in the military. It was September 2001 - just days after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S.
Despite her enrolling in training during such a volatile period, Lynch didn’t think that she would actually be drafted to fight. Instead, she envisioned that her role within the military would be as a store clerk; she hoped that the position would help her develop business skills.
In fact, Lynch only ever imagined spending a short time in the army before returning to her studies and becoming a teacher. However, her dreams were put on hold in 2003 when the Iraq war broke out, and Lynch was sent to the war zone alongside the 507th Maintenance Company.
Unfortunately, it only took a matter of weeks for disaster to strike. Lynch and her fellow soldiers were in the Iraqi city of Nasiriya as part of a convoy when a fault in their navigational equipment inadvertently led them into enemy-held territory. The ensuing hour-and-a-half-long firefight cost the lives of 11 U.S. troops. Lynch was also injured during the incident and captured by Iraqi forces.
Suddenly, Lynch found herself at the mercy of Saddam Hussein’s troops. Indeed, she was now classified as a prisoner of war and held at a Nasiriya’s Saddam Hospital. Lynch had no idea how long her ordeal would last or what her fate might be.
In the end, Lynch was held for eight days before she was liberated. The story of her supposed rescue was later beamed home to television audiences across the U.S. The story served as some much needed propaganda for the government, which was seeking to justify the Iraq war to a domestic audience.
TV footage showed Lynch smiling and relieved after her rescuers had seemingly stormed the compound and saved her life. Tales of Lynch’s heroism were spread far and wide by the U.S. military and media outlets hungry for a story. These included a version of events in which a badly wounded Lynch had earlier fired upon Iraqi forces until she had eventually ran out of ammo and was captured.
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They forgot to mention that the Iraqi doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff treated her very very well.
....what....lol well, the story from her once she told the truth and from a seal who was rescuing her, said she was treated horrible at the hospital and was raped multiple times.
There was numbers of efforts from iraqy doctors to transfer PFC LYNCH to u.s custody.. but failed
RIP Warrant Officer Matta. He died in the same US Army Convoy with Jessica Lynch when they were under attack. It was an Honor Serving with you Sir. "Never Daunted".
quickzilver3333 m
Amen RIP my brother
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just saying a thank you for you're service. I may be in Australia but i feel all heroes passed and present deserve a thank you.
Johnny Villareal Mata , Chief warrant officer age 35 Pecos, Texas
That woman will always be a hero to me , for her honesty she truly honored herself and her uniform. God bless you and your family Jessica
I'm glad that she spoke out about what the facts were and stood firm in her values showing all of it to the world. I applaud her and the doctor both! Thank you for such an inspiring video!
I remember this girl, she took some flack for her honesty about the issue, I have nothing but respect for her.
I'm a bit late, but this capture happened because her unit's lack of Maintenance checks on their weapons
I was on the airstrip here in El Paso Texas when 7 of the POW's came home to Army base Fort Bliss, it was so exciting to see the smiles on their faces, and to see their feet on our ground back in the USA. Yet painful to know so many didn't make it back with them its a memory i'll keep in my heart forever!
I know a guy, who is now dead, who was injured on the attempts to rescue her. He would do it again. God Bless you Soldier Jessica. Proud of you.
I always respected her for her honesty. I remember when she
Went on record at a news conference and told what had
Really happened. She didn't have to do that , but she truly is
An honorable person. God bless Her
yeah. exposed the media for the bullshit they were pulling out
There is no god, but I get your sentiment.
She was told what to say by PAO’s. The girl was put through a through a type of hell that destroys people, especially women, when it happens here and not a combat zone. It’s the government that spun her story not her.
She didn’t even fire a shot. You’ve got no idea the amount of dishonor is associated with that. No respect is deserved. People died around her while she curled up into a ball. DISGRACE.
@@regularrory4692 bull , she was wounded before she had a chance to do anything, when she tried to shoot back her weapon jammed.
Thank you for your service Jessica. Glad you are doing well.
When their convoy got hit she was knocked unconscious before firing a single round, yet the media made her out to be the next Audie Murphy. Other members in her unit did fight with valor, yet were completely ignored.
This is what I don't understand. She said before that her gun jammed, and she didn't know how to fix it, so she handed it to her SGT. Did her gun jam on the first round and she go unconscious after handing off the gun, or is this a two story thing where both can't be true?
makes you wonder about how much of Audie Murphy's story is true.
J Shysterr
No reason to doubt any aspect of Audie Murphy's legend. Plenty of eyewitnesses serving with him to verify his deeds, plus WW2 had overwhelming support so there was no reason for the media or Pentagon to manipulate public opinion. I only used Murphy as an example because he's so well known.
mj101inf she actually said she hid crowd up in a ball in her vehicle she was scared
Ok
As a veteran it's pretty much understood that no matter what mos you have , combat is your real job .
not in the air force
@Roy Dunn There are some but almost all are apart of AFSOC. For example 24th STS which PJ's, TACP's, CCT's, and SR's are all apart of the 24th STS which is a tier 1 special operations squadron.
@@zebrajenks “fools underestimated the weathermen at their own peril!”-my Grandpa who served in Vietnam/Laos bringing the forecast to paddy farmers.
Now this is a real hero!!! THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE!!!
Much respect for Jessicas' honesty and integrity.
Shut up you face!
I give her credit for telling the truth, something that's strictly forbidden in the government.
You are a hero, Lynch.
I was also in the Army during wartime, but nothing I experienced could amount to what you must have endured.
All of West Virginia is proud of you Jessica. Keep up the good work teaching. Some day I hope to meet you, my wife (Lynn) has met you. She's done contract work with Wirt County School system. I'm sure you are an excellent teacher. Thanks again for your service.
I admired his young lady from the first moment I heard her story. After she revealed the far less spectacular truth, I admired her even more.
But you have to remember, she had already accepted the book deal for $1 mil based off false information. She came clean because it was impossible to continue the lie
You're trippin. I was there. She's no hero.
Her words are spot on. (I worked at the military hospital at the time) We knew the truth, that she was used for propaganda purposes. And we were all disgusted by it. She was also.
You go, Jessica. Thanks for setting the record straight. RIP Lori.
I don't think Jessica is to blame. But her superiors are another story. Ugh. I hope she's blessed these days.
I was in the convoy the day her track vehicle disappeared away from the main body during the sandstorm that grounded the forward. No one talks about the Latina lady and the men who were beheaded in her track. Just her.
Because she’s white blue eyed and blonde
@@samlewis8144 *_aw here we go...another SJW in the house. What has her hair/eyes got to do with anything. Like they say, if you wear rose colored glasses all you'll see is?? Your wearing some BS glasses & all you see is some type of "ISM"..No racism here buddy, move on_*
AUDE SAPERE u can be blinded all the fuck u want.....the standard of American beauty has always been white ,blue eyes and blonde hair......throughout the history of media and entertainment......they talked about her more because they believed she was a better selling tool towards the public......in America mostly everything is about race
AUDE SAPERE actually there is racism here and his name is Sam Lewis.
ewafnfgaweiawe I was in the convoy too. I was the door gunner for the space shuttle. We flew right threw that shit and man it was hot. I mean those rockets kick off some serious heat. Good thing I had my face shield on. I have moved on and now have a Business installing screen doors on submarines. Business is a bit slow.
Good on you Girl for standing up and telling the TRUTH>
You should be very proud of yourself. How brave of you to speak up. And important
Keep telling the truth, our government needs to start too.
don't hold your breath, gov can't exist without lying
william yoder especially the libtards
I am Persian and i was in iran irag war since 1980 and my soul wounded since that time!
Thanks for telling us what we knew years ago.
What a lovely honourable young lady.
honorable woman. people like her are the real heroes. Its a miracle she wasn't labeled enemy of the state or traitor by telling the truth.
I am a gulf war veteran. the first female p.o.w. was in my unit of she got the hype but no heard of David locket . he was beaten several times trying to protect her from being dropped he also was shot trying to save her in the initial attack.
@@trinkladd I agree. There shouldn't be any woman on an Army Ranger unit or a Navy Seal Team, ever. If it happens is because strings got pulled to make it happen. I have no problem with a female being a pilot or a sea captain of any ship. Even a tank commander wouldn't bother me. But I'm with Tildeath1776 US on this one. LEAVE THE HAND TO HAND COMBAT TO THE MEN. It's hard enough as it is without worrying female getting hurt or not pulling their weight under harsh conditions.
It's hardly the women's fault the men are cant handle seeing a woman hurt. If a woman is assigned a combat position, then they went through the same training and are as capable as the men.
@@adadelapaz2208 Giving the choice to go to battle with a unit of only women or a combination of men and women, versus a men-only unit, I'm going to choose the men-only unit any day of the week. It might just be the difference between coming back alive or dying. It's just that simple and logical.
@@trinkladd Your ass I saw many girls are much stronger not only mentally strong but physical too, Fuck you
you're not a real man
@@hayleyjay4378 yet they record themselves crying and for no reason, also where did you get that info?
I remember my Grandad telling me that during the first battle he was so scared that he ran back so far he bumped into a General
It shows you how afraid the generals are if they're hiding at the back.
topherh33 dayum lol
@topher--
He what? Ran all the way home from Germany to his house? Now, THAT is you spewing out a P.O.S.
dougsmcv u ever see we were soldiers? If the General falls the whole squad falls, Col Hal Moore s biggest fear was a all out massacre, his right hand man only fought with a pistol... Back then ppl were drafted and didnt have a choice, he was responsible for 300 us troops i think ;during vietnam when they introduced helicopters drops into battle.2 deploy and remove the wounded..The sound of war will haunt any sane mind, taking a life will haunt u. Battle of the drago river or some shit. Just look up Col Hal Moore. He shed tears for the fallen men he lost.. A true Soldier with a whole heart, the movie is epic Mel Gibson plays Hal Moore.
Kevin Sayce lol......reminds of the WW ll paratrooper who made 6 jumps during WW ll. Said he only really made one jump the other 5 times they threw him out of the plane
Very honorable lady. It took a lot of guts to come out and tell the truth.
it would have been so easy for her to have stayed quiet & took the plaudits, I admire this brave woman, well done
Life can be so cruel to the young who become a victim of they're own Government.
I was very intrigued by this at the time. I'm glad to see this update.
She is a true American hero and taking on the bullies.
Thanks for the truth, a rare commodity in this country.
They'll do anything to justify war. At least there are still decent honest people like her who are willing to tell the truth. Good for you lady!
I was stationed in Taji Iraq when this happened the word was her weapon jammed because she didn't keep up with the cleaning that was required daily over there here First Sgt. Then told her to stay down while they returned fire well the humvee crashed and the others were killed and she was the only survivor. She was basically a poor excuse for a soldier.
Is anyone surprised the Iraqi's were probably laughing Saying" this is an American Soilder".
I think that this soldier is a good soldier that can explain her experience god bless her
A Native American Indian- of the Hopi tribe "Pakestewa" died at the hands of the Enemy in the same convoy Ms. Lynch was attacked in Iraq. Miss Pakestewa was the first American Indian to die on foreign soil and is Honored by Native American on U.S. soil. Both were brave female and Honor ALL Women in our forces who still battle for America. 🇺🇸💖🌹love you too Jessica & Bless you and family.
Stop invading countries then.
Much respect to this soldier. No stolen valor for her.
"drafted to fight?" Not quite an honest choice of words. She was in a supply company that only got ambushed because her company commander got stupid and decided to go back through Nasiriyah.
WTG about being "finally " honest Jessica. God Bless you
Shes is a hero much like her fellow comrades who serve with honor and selflessness.
4:25 = When the "astonishing" truth is actually talked about.
She was a supply clerk, she’s no hero. The real hero’s were the Soldiers who went in and saved her.
Curse on America, and by God you will regret what America did in Iraq
They weren’t hero’s either. It was set up as a movie scene. They could have just walked in and taken her out of that hospital without any hassle. They broke down doors for no reason.
My sister was captured by the Taliban... she was tortured and other unspeakable acts. She has hurt so bad she was in the hospital for months. She re-enlisted after she healed... went back into combat to "kill as many of those son's of bitches" as she could... I think most people would quit any job where you end up being tortured but she has true grit... she's a Captain now.
This guy is an expert at dragging a story out. He can "stuff a pillowcase" like no other.
Ms Lynch demonstrated true courage by telling the truth.
Pedro Meza I
+Pedro Meza
Her truth.
THE truth is something of a different story!
Her weapon jammed because she didn’t maintain it(i.e. clean it)!!
If it had been a male member of the military in that same situation, that person would have been court martialed and dishonorably discharged for dereliction of duty in the face of the enemy!!!
It was the governments need for a “face of the war” that prevented her having to face those charges!!!!
Her truth vs. THE TRUTH!!!!
P.S. I live in West Virginia and was in the Army Reserves when that happened!
At that time, my residence was an hour north of her Point Pleasants home!!!
Pedro Meza ....... so Pedro, you're telling us it takes true courage to tell the truth...???
this anti military bitch never belonged in the army. she was too stupid to get a job anywhere else, army gave her a shot, you see how that turned out. drove her truck into a ditch behind enamy lines, she cant even drive! ya lits make her a teacher,...what a joke
+michael russell
I’m not going to defend Jessica Lynch in any manner, but what I was told about that convoy was that he Captain missed a turn that would have kept them out of the enemy controlled area and she was sitting in a middle seat or rear passenger seat(which one I’m not exactly sure of), then they started taking fire from multiple directions.
Convoy protocol was to get out of the kill zone as fast as possible or to maneuver the vehicles into a herringbone formation to provide the personnel with some cover to return fire from.
Beings that they were “lost”, they were not tactically able to evade the kill zone and most likely did pull the herringbone vehicle maneuver.
If that put her vehicle in a ditch, it was most likely the intention at that time.
Had she maintained her weapon in good working order, she might have been able to help provide covering fire for her convoy, but she didn’t and couldn’t.
She was not the only soldier whose weapon was too gummed up with dust and sand to operate either!!
There were a multitude of mistakes made by those in that convoy that led to several deaths and injured soldiers.
I’ll bet that one of the only reasons that she survived the attack was because her weapon could not fire.
I’d also bet that the only reason that she got to be the face of the war once she was rescued is solely because the Government who wanted a reason to go to war also need to put someone in front of cameras to sell the war to the American public; a champion of a sort to keep John Q. Public backing the war effort.
I served in Iraq myself and I knew we were supposed to be there to find weapons of mass destruction and to “liberate” the citizens of Iraq from the tyranny of Saddam Hussein.
While I was there, I saw whole fields with massive piles of weapons like anti-tank artillery rounds(also prevalently used as IED’s, improvised explosive devices).
That was the majority of what I saw. One pile of those could have been used to eliminate a whole town or small city in Iraq and there were stacks upon stacks of these in fields just outside of most of the forward operating bases where the convoys I was in went.
There are far more POWs out there. And no one in our government is doing anything to help
now she is real hero ,she told the truth. Iam so proud of her dignified attempts to tell the truth
I can't believe she got the bronze star for not doing shit and being captured....
I always wonder why videos like this assume that the army is clairvoyant. Quoting the Iraqi doctor as saying "why bring guns, there are no soldiers here", the video leaps to the conclusion that the US Army should have known or assumed that US POWs were not guarded by Iraqi soldiers.
I can agree that the propaganda efforts by the Army were stupid, but arming the people who went to rescue her was perfctly correct. Can you magine the video headline if the rescuers were unarmed? "Stupid Army get 120 soldiers killed by sending them in unarmed to rescue a POW. Stupid Army believed Iraqi spy who said no Iraqi troops were guarding POWs."
This video is biased junk.
There were no soldiers because the USMC and USNS were raiding close by and the soldiers at the hospital went to check it out.
Honesty at its finest!!!!!
This gals got balls! That's a good thing!
Being honest and truthful is a lot less complicated than telling a lie.
When the rescue mission went green it's assumed hostiles will be engaged. Going in with overwhelming force has a way of subduing any would be resistance. A rescue where no one is injured is a success.
She was being driven to our forces until we fired on her ambulance so they brought her back to a hospital where we knew there was zero resistance . This wasn’t a success it’s a joke
@@reddawn1487 We didn't know she was in the ambulance. It was a success,she came home. Had US Forces showed up with 2 nurses in a Jeep there may have been much more resistance.
@@PANTTERA1959 Dude there were no military personnel at the hospital at the time(or really at all), so there wasn't going to be any confrontation or 'resistance'.. and on top of that, it was stated that the hospital was trying to return her to US forces hours before the 'rescue'🤦🏿♂️
@@irreducibleBoogie What if there were say just 5 that had gotten there 45 mins earlier while visiting a wounded Iraqi? That's why you go in with overwhelming abilities,contingencies.
Well, whatever the truth was, she's a tough trooper. I wish her the best in her future and thank her for her service.
"The caring nurturing part of humanity should never be purposely be put in harm's way". I love and respect women with all my heart and soul. They should be protected by men. They should never be in battle zones
I still and only can love her.
When someone is or was in enemy hands do you simply drive up to the fr9nt door and ask for her back? Hell no! You plan an op and go in planning for every possible outcome! Wow!
But you MUST wait for the camera and command 'ACTION!!!!'
@@rebeccahubbardgame3854 😂😂😂
Propaganda is nothing new
It was a morale booster and they have done that forever.
Wow, I beyond respect your service and honesty, u didn't sell your values for truth out. The story of your fellow fallen service member who was a native American who lost her life, reminds me of a single parent u tube wonder warrior woman named Tonya Jo Hall. If a move could be made she reminds me in my imagination of your home gone fellow warrior, and I think Ms Tonya Jo Hall embodies the same integrity and live of life freedom friends family and nation. Good and God bless your sacrifice.
amen......
I was moving forward with TF Tarawa when this went down. Army equipment operators are notoriously undertrained. Most of their guns jammed. I don't think it was an 11 hour firefight. The people who executed the American captives were hunted down and killed.
The first casualty of war is truth.
True words my man, deep.
I knew the story was BS back then but I give Lynch credit for having the guts and integrity to tell the truth.
Pat Tillman was involved in the "mission" to rescue her and was quoted by a teammate as saying, "This war is just so f++++++ illegal.".
I was there when this all happened. USMC Taskforce Tarawa 1/2 B Co. 0331 (Machine Gunner)
While we were securing Al Nazariyah, an Army supply convoy somehow bypassed friendly lines and ended up deep in the city. They obviously were lost and decided to turn back. On their way back to friendly lines someone in the convoy spotted some uniformed locals waving white flags amongst a big group of civilians. Whoever the stupid fk it was that saw this thought it would be a good idea to try and snag some POWs and maybe get a shiny medal or ribbon to go along with the rest of the mess they've got. So the convoy stopped and lo and behold there were guys laying in ambush in the back somewhere. It's true that she just crawled up in a ball and never fired a shot because her weapon was too dirty because of the dirt and sand that accumulated during the 3 day journey it took to get to that position. While her bothers-in-arms around her were dying, she did nothing.
As we were assaulting through the city, we even got comms stating that, "Oh by the way, there are about 19 Army that's MIA in the area." My and my Marines just kind of looked at each other because we knew that there wasn't anyone else there but Marines at that time. 2 or 3 days later while we were setting up defensive positions in the city to possibly defend against a counter offensive, and Iraqi doctor (probably from that hospital) came up to a Marine in my company and told us about the 2 American girls that they have in the hospital. I was one of the 2 squads of Marines that were assembled to go get her. At that time we didn't know if we were going to see any opposition, but yeah... it being war and all. But before we punched out we were told to stand down because they were now waiting for Delta and SEALs to show up. Then they waited for the news cameras. Then they waited for the puke officers that wanted to go along so they can write themselves in for awards. I believe that we had waited for an additional 3-4 days until they got the freak show rolling. In the end there were several squads of us Marines that secured the outer cordon for this "rescue operation". There was no gunfire. There were maybe 1 or 2 flashbangs, concussion grenade or maybe even a breach charge.
In the end she got a Bronze Star for... what? There were a number of people involved in that rescue op that put themselves in for awards and medals and probably got them.
Thanks so much for thruth
Thanks for the truth and your service! I’m a HUGE SUPPORTER of our military, but it’s a shame that some higher ups will flat out lie to make a “great story”.
Just like during this deal and the
Pat Tillman debacle.
Yup
Such an interesting perspective to be able to experience, nice to know the truth for once without the facade that is media, thankyou for the truth and your service!
Now everyones attacking her all because of some stupid fuck who decided to exagerate the whole situation
"Supposedly rescued?" WTF else would you call it? It's a fact that Iraqi military would use hospitals as cover because we would not bomb hospitals. If there were no Iraqi soldiers there at the time she was rescued, it doesn't mean they were never there or could have been there.
She fought in the same battle as Shoshanna... truly inspiring crossover from Shoshanna"s Pov
honesty is the best policy
Nothing against her. But, a Bronze Star for being unconscious? Pat Tillman's Silver Star for Friendly Fire? Generals with dozens of rows of ribbons who saw no combat? Even police department are awarding them. Ribbon Creep?
Stingy? 150K Bronze Stars since 9/11. They've made it an "I was there" medal! I did 8 years in the Army, never deployed and still had three rows of ribbons! Maybe you're thinking back to WWII & Nam.
Bronze Stars are apparently easy to get now. Even support personnel who never left Germany & admin people who never went outside the wire are getting them. The key is getting it with a "V" (valor) device, which means while engaged against the enemy. Can't find stats on how many of those were awarded.
Are you one of those INSANE posters? Brevity is the soul of wit. Do your own research like I did. My point is that there's RIBBON CREEP. The military has cheapened the Bronze Star medal by awarding it so frequently.
The "NWO" Murdered George Patton, Audie Murphy, Pat Tillman & so many others, because they challenged their Superior's & the Endless & unlawful Wars.......!
fanof runbot Uh, you may have nothing against her, but I question if you’re thinking straight about the medal. NO ONE gives THEMSELVES medals. To blame her for something she received is silly. It’s like blaming someone for being audited or receiving employee of the month. She should be celebrated for setting the record straight and not taking the easy road of allowing the government to make her their poster girl.
I saw her on TV interviewd by William Shatner. She was humble and grateful to have been taken by American forces as the Iraqi Hospital had no medicine of any sort. She will always be in cronic pain due to the delay in treatment for her injuries. She was also disturbed by how she was used by Military Public Relations, and wanted to set the record straight on what happened.
rancid pitts I
rancid pitts her whole "rescue" was orchestrated by Hollywood producers. And there was no Iraq war, is was an INVASION AND OCCUPATION. So my question is, did you even watch this video because all of this is explained by the video?
@SalikUlHaqq -- You are right it was an invasion and occupation. It's a damn shame that we elected that Muslim lunatic Barry Soetero who subsequently pulled us out of that shit hole and allowed ISIS to move in and take over. That's the way of shit holes though. The people don't have the courage to control their own destiny, so they let despots and religious fanatics control it for them. Sadly it inevitably becomes necessary for other people to intervene to protect the *innocents* when such shit holes form. That is precisely what that *invasion and occupation* was about.
rancid pitts correction no used her instead of following the road like she supposed to she went off road from the convey. Which causes alot of her battle buddies got injuried weapon was dirty that's why it didn't fire all of this was found out after the investigation. No one used her. She medical retired with a purple heart. So yeah....
No war? Invasion, Occupation, and overthrow the existing Government. Looks, sounds and smells like a War to me. Hollywood production? Couldn't be. There would had been more shooting, killing and massive fireball explosions. You know Hollywood can not pass up overkill effects.
Yes, I did view the video presented, and her TV interview With Mr. Shatner several times. It appears you and I took away different conclusions.
Lynch is true blue for telling what really happened to her ❤
She came to Florida to speak about her ordeal and I picked her up at the airport for my limo company. Very sweet lady god bless her.
I knew a guy who was a snipper on this event and when I was in the army they said it was because they didn't know how to use the radio
@@designstudio8013 I am sure the radio training was also garbage 🗑
Wow the military lied.
Take one red pill and get some rest.
Now that's a hero!
Wonderful
There was no "fault in her navigation system." She and her crew did not know how to operate the PLGR GPS receiver and were not competent drivers. They got lost and crashed their vehicle. Most units don't spend much training time on these two fundamentals.
correct and Lynch survive because she surrenders,. the other did not, the other female I remember her she was pretty and young she was a member of a minority group and she did her duty. Lynch surrender...
The whole column got lost. She wasn’t in charge of navigation. She was just a truck driver along with a bunch of others. Too bad the Marines who watched the group go down the wrong road didn’t do anything to stop them. De Oppresso Liber.
@jake a apparently you must have been in a few military convoys. Even in stateside convoys they are slow and boring. I was in many during both Iraq wars. They are slow, dusty and very tiring. I was in a support unit during OIF in 2003 and the only navigation we had was an outdated map and a compass. Blue force Trackers, the military version of GPS, wasn`t around until later. Also, there probably was no way for anyone to call for help because, back then, only command vehicles had radios. and for all you armchair, Xbox/playstation warriors, PFC Lynch was not in any kind of "command" position, PFC stands for Private First Class, which is the 3rd lowest rank in the Army.The only thing she should have been in "command" of was maintaining her weapon so it wouldn`t fail on her when she needed it to protect herself and her fellow soldiers.
she had a jammed weapon and could not un jam it? sounds like poor training to me and another damned good reason not to allow women into combat
@@cejannuzi You fart on a stoner it jams.
Wow
Sorry but women are now in combat roles. Just saying
I am a retired US Army Senior Warrant Officer and Blackhawk Pilot. Been there dont that. First and foremost!! My hat is off to Lynch. I read stories that tried to beat this true soldier down. She is a true Warrior in my book. I too served in Iraq and I always kept the fear of Combat and the possibility of going down, surviving and being captured. This is a real fear. I am very happy for the outcome of Ms. Lynch. You are a tough cookie Ms. Lynch and you heve a wonderful future ahead of you. m God Bless lady. Dustoff85 ( I did 15 years as a Dustoff pilot and the rest was Air Assault. I joined in 1969 and was an 11B2T (Sherridan Tanker), I got out in Dec 1971, went back to Los Angeles and became a Los Angeles Cointy EMergency Paramedic. I went to Rucker to the Warrant Officer Academy in 80 followed by flight school. I retired in 1997 and then got my education. I was recalled back on active duty in 2007 x 3 years because the 1st Cav was short Blackhawk Pilots and bodies to go to Iraq. I said sure what the heck. I retired a second time in Nov 2010 and then flew for Air Methods (Captain Single pilot EMS. I finally saif 35 yerars of flying helicopters and not killing myself was enough So I decided to officially retire and enjoy life. Folks, Ms. Lynch is one tough cookie and Hero in my eyes. Think about the ordeal she had to go thru, the fear of the unknowen, those Az Holes could have hurt her or even worse.
soo good to hear something (the truth)so rare these days.
Good for her. It's funny how the truth is such a rare thing told through the so called military war machine.
I knew something was hanky back when I saw this unfold live on CNN. The rescue team conveniently included members from all four branches so as not to exclude any branch from garnering a share of this "daring rescue". That type of mixed team never happens. Taken to a friendly civilian hospital...gets a pow medal? Unconscious upon explosion, never firing her weapon. Some accounts even discount the jamming and say the rifle was thrown clear of her, out of reach...yet gets a bronze star....Jeez. There were heroes from that squad that day, unfortunately she wasn't one of them. Disgracefully scripted and carefully carried out charade.
The hell was she supposed to do? None of these medals were of her own accord, the government just wanted to cover up a shameless military failure.
If you look up articles on this issue, one thing that was reported was a soldier with blond hair fighting back during the ambush. He was killed but news mistakenly reported HIM as her. As for the cameras, of course they were using latest tech and had to expect soldiers in the hospital. I do remember that an ambulance did try to take to Allied lines but had to turn back...the fog of war. I am proud of her no matter for serving, but also wish the others were given more coverage, such as the Hopi Native American Lori Piestewa. But the media shapes the story and the military media is much to blame as well, for Pat Tillman's story.
I am a combat veteran too..I have your POW bracelet I support her you from day one will come back home and God bless you.. only in America you have freedom a lot of people don’t understand America is great🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎖
Makes one wonder what is true and what is Not ... a lot of bad things happen during war my dad was in WW11 beaches of Normandy, he Told me Things Back in the early 70s about Americans putting up a false Tanks, Planes , Jeeps & Half tracks with speakers Playing Sounds of noise from real Machines, on a beach to make the Germans Think we were in one place So we were able to be in another, it worked, My Dad Past away in 1989, RIP Dad, P.S. i was watching the History Channel about 3 years ago and they had a documentary of that Very one my dad told me about, With the air filled rubber tanks & Planes with speakers, i was like wow my dad told me that ............
Yes, to make the Germans think we were going to attack on another location so that Normandy wouldn't be a bloodbath. Unfortunately the Germans had taken some tank units and let them stand down at Normandy to await the upcoming battle.
I was stationed with her squad leader SGT Riley and he said from his own mouth she hid underneath a dead body in the back of a Humvee until the fire fight ended, if there's anyone out there who know's SGT Riley the goofy looking guy with glasses know I'm not lieing.
Yes, this is the truth, she hid and cried in the back of the humvee instead of dying with her brothers in arms. Similarly, Marcus Latrell ran from the 12 man Taliban squad as they killed his other three members of the Seal fireteam. As a matter of fact, Chris Kyle lied about sniping people on top of the New Orleans Superdome arena during Hurricane Katrina. Moreover, David Goggins had no sentimental deployments as a seal. Do you know of anymore botched stories about the mainstream American servicemen?
I love Jessica Lynch!
Jessica Lynch should have gotten the silver star instead of the bronze star medal.
Not all true the convoy made a left turn
joel peacock i was in that convoy... It was a convoy of no less than 10,000 vehicals that stretched from horizon to horizon... The 507 maintenance company was being escorted by the 3rd infantry division and 101st airborne... For whatever reason, they got left behind... Probably do to a break down... Thats how they got lost
Lol sure
I was there.... this isnt the truth
JoeRaven33 oh really what border town did you cross into iraq from? I crossed in from a town called saph-whan whats today called camp navstar loaded with ammunition... everything from bullets to patriot missiles... Took MSR Tampa to a FOB called Ceder I where we met up with 101st airborne... Left on and went down MSR Dodge to a place called FARP Shell... When we left Ceder, 507th was in that convoy
michael lawton ....TAA Hawkins
Interesting...so, she didn't join the Army to serve her country, she joined to serve herself and see what she could get out of it. She got lost and was injured in an accident, then didn't know how to clear her jammed weapon and got captured. The government gave her all kinds of awards she didn't really deserve to use her as a propaganda tool. Did she give them back?
I got that info from watching this video and paying attention to what they said in it. I notice you are unable to refute what I wrote. FYI, yes my name is Irish and I served for 23 years and am a Vietnam Vet...though not a great hero like Jessica.
James Ruddy my sentiments exactly
James Ruddy exactly
She was severally injured in the crash and was in no condition to fight. The severity of her injuries was the reason that her Iraqi doctor was so intent on getting her back to the US, as his hospital was low on supplies and he did not feel they could provide her with the care she required.
James Ruddy she was probably an officer most likely a paper shuffler and the only time she had never seen a firearm was during boot camp and when she had to qualify once a year at the range lot of people don't realize how many paper shufflers there are in the military
America has nothing to fear with women of such integrity and honour. The best of luck to her in her future life with her husband and family.
Doesn't matter the situation on the ground when the teams got there....she was a POW and was rescued. They did what was needed. Good work to all and Godspeed to them and all who serve.
weapons of mass destruction what happened to them
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Now why doesn’t this piece surprise me...
I knew she wasn't a hero because "gun jamming" and running your vehicle into another is not the sign of someone who has their shit together.