Jessica Lynch quotes
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“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.”
-- Jessica LynchSource : "Jessica Lynch: One Iraq war veteran's unique perspective" by Susan Candiotti and Ross Levitt, www.cnn.com. December 19, 2011.
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“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, legendary. People like Lori Piestewa and First Sergeant Dowdy who picked up fellow soldiers in harm's way. Or people like Patrick Miller and Sergeant Donald Walters who actually fought until the very end. The bottom line is the American people are capable of determining their own ideals of heroes and they don't need to be told elaborate tales.”
-- Jessica LynchSource : "Rambo image was based on lie, says US war hero Jessica Lynch" by Ewen MacAskill, www.theguardian.com. April 24, 2007.
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“I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good.”
-- Jessica LynchSource : Opening Statement Before House Oversight & Govt. Reform Committee, delivered 24 April 2007
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“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 of war is not always easy. The truth is always more heroic than the hype.”
-- Jessica LynchSource : Opening Statement Before House Oversight & Govt. Reform Committee, delivered 24 April 2007
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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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“The truth is always more heroic than the hype.”
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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.”
-- Jessica LynchSource : Opening Statement Before House Oversight & Govt. Reform Committee, delivered 24 April 2007
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“I woke up and all I could see was Iraqis standing all around me, looking down upon me. I knew at that moment something terrible had happened and I wasn't in the right place.”
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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.”
-- Jessica LynchSource : "Jessica Lynch: One Iraq war veteran's unique perspective" by Susan Candiotti, Ross Levitt, www.cnn.com. December 19, 2011.
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“I remember the first time I put on the Army uniform. I just felt like a totally different person - I felt proud.”
-- Jessica LynchSource : "I'm Jessica Lynch and Here's My Real Story" by Abigail Pesta, www.glamour.com. June 3, 2007.
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“I grew up in Palestine, West Virginia, which is mostly a farming community; there aren't a lot of jobs.”
-- Jessica LynchSource : "I'm Jessica Lynch and Here's My Real Story" by Abigail Pesta, www.glamour.com. June 3, 2007.
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“I don't think any war is worth having our soldiers killed.”
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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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“I could be, you know, the person that shows little kids that giving up isn't something that you should do.”
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“Honesty has always been very important to me.”
-- Jessica LynchSource : "I'm Jessica Lynch and Here's My Real Story" by Abigail Pesta, www.glamour.com. June 3, 2007.
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“Certain days I think definitely because we went in there and we got Saddam and that was our mission. On other days, we lost so many lives and so many brothers and sisters...on that aspect, no.”
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“I'm not about to take credit for something I didn't do.”
-- Jessica LynchSource : "Jessica Lynch Condemns Pentagon". news.bbc.co.uk. November 07, 2003.
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