Posted on Jul 24, 2015
Jessica Lynch copes with wounds, inside and out - CNN.com
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Did you know for years, former POW Jessica Lynch kept the hurt inside?
Did you know for years, former POW Jessica Lynch kept the hurt inside?
There was a lot of controversy around the comments that Trump made in reference to Senator John McCain. Do you think he would say the same thing about Jessica Lynch?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/us/jessica-lynch-where-is-she-now/index.html
Here is a new article and interview with Jessica Lynch published on July 20th of this year.
Do you RP members consider her a hero for going through what she went through as a POW?
Did you know for years, former POW Jessica Lynch kept the hurt inside?
There was a lot of controversy around the comments that Trump made in reference to Senator John McCain. Do you think he would say the same thing about Jessica Lynch?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/us/jessica-lynch-where-is-she-now/index.html
Here is a new article and interview with Jessica Lynch published on July 20th of this year.
Do you RP members consider her a hero for going through what she went through as a POW?
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Yes COL Mikel J. Burroughs, I realized that what Jessica Lynch experienced in surviving an ambush which killed many of her friends and fellow soldiers followed by her abuse at the hands of her captors would have lasting effects on her. The fact that her image and story were paraded for some time also affected her.
I know she is a survivor in many senses and that guilt frequently accompanies survival.
I doubt that she considers herself a hero and she looks at the team of special operations service members are heroes in every sense of the word. She certainly did not go through what she went through for her own personal glory.
Courage only makes sense in extreme fear. In a sense Jessica Lynch displayed courage at many points in her ordeal - she is the only one who may know the answer to the when and where. While she does not likely consider herself to be a hero, her experiences helped shape tactical doctrine associated with security along lines of communication and in that sense she is a hero to many who may not even know her name or story.
I know she is a survivor in many senses and that guilt frequently accompanies survival.
I doubt that she considers herself a hero and she looks at the team of special operations service members are heroes in every sense of the word. She certainly did not go through what she went through for her own personal glory.
Courage only makes sense in extreme fear. In a sense Jessica Lynch displayed courage at many points in her ordeal - she is the only one who may know the answer to the when and where. While she does not likely consider herself to be a hero, her experiences helped shape tactical doctrine associated with security along lines of communication and in that sense she is a hero to many who may not even know her name or story.
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I will go a slightly different direction on this and will likely suffer the onslaught of down votes which will not bother me one bit so save them.
I wouldn't view her as a hero. She was captured after nasty ambush. She was sexually assaulted which was exactly what we knew would happen to any woman captured by those animals (that doesn't make it right), They at least tried medical attention, which was rudimentary at best. What I would say is that she was the victim of a government and an Army that sent her in ill-trained and ill-prepared for what she encountered all in the name of equal opportunity. At 19 years old and about 100 lbs soaking wet with nominal training was she really ready to be at war?
Then, the Army in a hideous attempt to cover their tracks and make good press for themselves made up stories of battlefield heroism that simply were not true. They wanted to sell the women in combat story so bad they created a fictional tale.
She has had to deal with the pain and suffering of the injuries, sexual assault and memories she cannot shake which is unfortunate and I wish her only the best for a full recovery which will likely be very long in the coming if it ever comes. If she were my daughter, her commanders would know in no uncertain terms what I thought of their accountability in this. I would be on them to this day.
I wouldn't view her as a hero. She was captured after nasty ambush. She was sexually assaulted which was exactly what we knew would happen to any woman captured by those animals (that doesn't make it right), They at least tried medical attention, which was rudimentary at best. What I would say is that she was the victim of a government and an Army that sent her in ill-trained and ill-prepared for what she encountered all in the name of equal opportunity. At 19 years old and about 100 lbs soaking wet with nominal training was she really ready to be at war?
Then, the Army in a hideous attempt to cover their tracks and make good press for themselves made up stories of battlefield heroism that simply were not true. They wanted to sell the women in combat story so bad they created a fictional tale.
She has had to deal with the pain and suffering of the injuries, sexual assault and memories she cannot shake which is unfortunate and I wish her only the best for a full recovery which will likely be very long in the coming if it ever comes. If she were my daughter, her commanders would know in no uncertain terms what I thought of their accountability in this. I would be on them to this day.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
Cpl Jeff N. That is the great thing about RallyPoint. Everyone is definitely entitled to their own opinion. There are a few things that I agree with you on your summation: "ill-trained and ill-prepared" I think we can say that about the entire unit.
"She has had to deal with the pain and suffering of the injuries, sexual assault and memories she cannot shake which is unfortunate and I wish her only the best for a full recovery which will likely be very long in the coming if it ever comes." We agree on this too. Thanks for your candor and input to the discussion.
"She has had to deal with the pain and suffering of the injuries, sexual assault and memories she cannot shake which is unfortunate and I wish her only the best for a full recovery which will likely be very long in the coming if it ever comes." We agree on this too. Thanks for your candor and input to the discussion.
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Cpl Jeff N.
SP5 Christine Conley . Being captured does not make you a hero. Being sent into combat ill trained, ill prepared, unready etc. isn't heroic, it is tragic. The Jessica Lynch story is a tragedy caused by the US Army. She doesn't own that, a bunch of sorry Army leaders that put her (and others) in a position to be ambushed clearly unprepared for it then fabricating stories to cover their incompetence own this.
I don't consider her a "hero" she did nothing "heroic". She was placed in a situation she should not have been in and managed to survive it. Survival instincts exist in all of us, there is nothing heroic about trying to save yourself. It is instinct.
I don't consider her a "hero" she did nothing "heroic". She was placed in a situation she should not have been in and managed to survive it. Survival instincts exist in all of us, there is nothing heroic about trying to save yourself. It is instinct.
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SGT David Emme
I consider her heroic for a couple reasons. Number one is surviving. Yes maybe there was not some valorous act committed but put in the situation she was in and survived...and there is always still a battle to survive today. Second, the very fact that she did not accept the title hero when it would be so easy to do so...that to me is very heroic indeed, a testament to outstanding integrity. It takes a lot to not give up on life after being captured or wounded, thrusted into the spotlight as she was. I only know one part of that and that is getting horribly wounded in combat. Tell you honestly...there is nothing that gets you prepared for getting wounded in combat. All kinds of training to take care of soldiers wounded to to minimize that but no training that prepares one adequately how to be wounded and disabled. If there is, I would like to see it.
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Sgt Mike Herner
Being old school, I agree. American boys are taught to protect the women and children. Putting women on the battlefield changes thought process of the men from watching your buddies six to watching out for the women. That results in injuries and death that shouldn't be.
Regardless of what liberals say, if no two men are equal, then how the hell are all women now equal to men?
Regardless of what liberals say, if no two men are equal, then how the hell are all women now equal to men?
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I agree she was/is a hero, not only for what she went through, but for what she continues to go through for her family and the rest of us who marvel at her bravery. Just my humble opinion.
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SPC(P) Jay Heenan
She does give you that feeling, that she is honest. I would imagine her level of PTSD would be pretty intense. In a convoy, ambushed, all of her convoy battles dead, her being taken (even if only to a hospital), waiting for 8 days not knowing if your country is coming for you or even thinks you may be alive. All while you are 19 year old Soldier from a small town in West Virginia...
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