SakshiNo Threat
The way of rescuing the soldier faced criticism from the hospital’s staff. The doctors claimed that they had been treated as a threat by the Army and were forced into a group at gunpoint. Whereas many people disagreed with the method chosen by the Army, the social ops forces defended their deed by calling it tactics. The force clarified that in such situation they are required to see everyone with an eye of suspicion in order to avoid unannounced attacks and with that, they have to move quickly while raiding. The doctors insisted that the Iraqi military had abandoned the hospital by the time U.S. Army raided the place. And the staff did not intend and hence made any effort to stop the American Army. However, the Army had rescued Jessica, their rescue process was still under the question mark.
Making History
For the US Army, rescuing Jessica was nothing less than an achievement. It was due to two reasons. Firstly, she was the first prisoner of war being rescued by the Army after Vietnam war and secondly, she became the first woman prisoner to be ever rescued by the military who was prisoned by the foreign land during a war. Needless to say, the story of Jessica became the prime focus of media. Her rescue story had inflated every citizen’s heart. And the media had found its topic to play various story upon. Yeah, it looked everything was going well in her life. She had finally gotten her previous life back, her family was with her, every single person of the nation felt proud of her and she had become the center of attention for the media. Well, this is from where her another problem cropped up.
A National Hero
Jessica had become the hero of the nation. The media had portrayed her as an American savior who continued to fight with the enemy till her gun ran out of bullets. She fought with the rival group with all her might and continued to battle hard until she got knocked down. For her valor, she was given Bronze Star, Purple Star and POW medals for her heroism. The media was magnetized to her. Even after she got discharged from the hospital the media did not stop following her. They were everywhere enlightening the viewers about her bravery. No doubt Jessica had experienced something really very ordinary and it is always a good idea to document your experience. Jessica too thought of penning down her experience and sealed into a $1 million book deal. The book was about her experience of the Iraq War. The book named I Am A Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story indeed was going to reveal many secrets that had the capability of shaking the entire nation and that is what exactly happened. The book put many facts to the light that was still kept from the general public.
Something’s Not Quite Right
At that time Jessica was highly celebrated and most inspirational personality existing in the country. Many aspiring soldiers were drawing inspiration from her. And that is why the public was waiting for her biography breathlessly as they wanted to know more about her thrilling experience. But when her biography came, it only perplexed the audience. In fact, the book flew in the face of many pieces of information that were considered truth prior to its release. Some reports said that there was no Iraqi force when the Army got into the hospital and other report stated that prior to the raid the hospital’s staff were already contemplating on returning Jessica back to the American Army.
A Prime Example
Much unverified news was flying in the air. For instance, this is a front page news published in one of the most prestigious newspaper called The Washington Post that read “Lynch, a 19-year-old supply clerk, continued firing at the Iraqis even after she sustained multiple gunshot wounds and watched several other soldiers in her unit die around her.” Furthermore, there were even some quotes that described the valor of the female soldier such as “she was fighting to the death…She did not want to be taken alive.” Jessica with her book was going to take on all these news.
I’m No Hero
Jessica never liked being titled as a hero. She wanted to clarify everything to the public and as soon as she got back to her earlier self the first thing she did was to address the reports spread by media. She made some very shocking disclosure. She clarified that her gun got jammed in the middle of the fight that took place in Nasiriyah. Shortly after getting involved in the war she got knocked down. She put everything bluntly “I did not shoot, not a round, nothing. I went down praying to my knees. And that’s the last I remember,” explained Jessica.