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.
Jessica LynchI 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 LynchI had the good fortune and opportunity to come home and to tell the truth; many soldiers, like Pat Tillmanโฆ did not have that opportunity. The truth of war is not always easy. The truth is always more heroic than the hype.
Jessica Lynch