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, to me I was just another soldier over there doing my job.

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The nurses at the hospital tried to soothe me, and they even tried unsuccessfully at one point to return me to Americans.

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The whole idea that the rescue was staged or the soldiers were shooting blanks, that's just obvious stuff. Why would you do that in the middle of a war? It's just crazy.

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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.

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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 just go full blast at it.

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I grew up in Palestine, West Virginia, which is mostly a farming community; there aren't a lot of jobs.

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Quotes by Jessica Lynch