On July 22, 2003, U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch returned home after being rescued from an Iraqi hospital. On March 23, 2003, Jessica was riding in a supply convoy when her unit took a wrong turn and was ambushed by Iraqi forces. Eleven American soldiers died and Lynch and four others were captured. Lynch was taken to an Iraqi hospital, due to some injuries she sustained during the ambush. On April 1st, she was rescued by U.S. Special Forces. Upon her return, the media framed her as a hero and war icon and added many false and heroic details to her story. Lynch later testified that she did not try to fight back- she had been knocked unconscious and could not remember what had happened. She stated that she was treated fine in the Iraqi hospital. Lynch also stated that "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. The truth of war is not always easy to hear but is always more heroic than the hype." Nice that she came clean, but she probably didn't make any friends on the Left who wanted to use her fabricated hero story to further their agenda of putting women in harm's way because it is their "right." National Defense is not an area in which the general public should be willing to accept social science experiments. Unfortunately, it is an area that the Left loves to use for just this purpose. Once they force an agenda down the throats of the military, it's easy to portray it as acceptable for the rest of society. Women in combat is not something we should accept.
Friday, July 22, 2011
This Week in History - Jessica Lynch Gets Hero's Welcome
On July 22, 2003, U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch returned home after being rescued from an Iraqi hospital. On March 23, 2003, Jessica was riding in a supply convoy when her unit took a wrong turn and was ambushed by Iraqi forces. Eleven American soldiers died and Lynch and four others were captured. Lynch was taken to an Iraqi hospital, due to some injuries she sustained during the ambush. On April 1st, she was rescued by U.S. Special Forces. Upon her return, the media framed her as a hero and war icon and added many false and heroic details to her story. Lynch later testified that she did not try to fight back- she had been knocked unconscious and could not remember what had happened. She stated that she was treated fine in the Iraqi hospital. Lynch also stated that "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. The truth of war is not always easy to hear but is always more heroic than the hype." Nice that she came clean, but she probably didn't make any friends on the Left who wanted to use her fabricated hero story to further their agenda of putting women in harm's way because it is their "right." National Defense is not an area in which the general public should be willing to accept social science experiments. Unfortunately, it is an area that the Left loves to use for just this purpose. Once they force an agenda down the throats of the military, it's easy to portray it as acceptable for the rest of society. Women in combat is not something we should accept.
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