Posted on 04/02/2003 7:18:09 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Lynch Family Rejoices Over Iraq Rescue
By ALLISON BARKER .c The Associated Press
PALESTINE, W.Va. (AP) - More than a week of worry over Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch quickly turned into a gleeful celebration with blaring sirens and fireworks as her family and friends rejoiced over her rescue in Iraq.
Lynch's family was told at about 6 p.m. Tuesday that the 19-year-old supply clerk with the 507th Maintenance Company had been rescued from an Iraqi hospital by American troops.
``I thought at first it was an April Fools joke,'' said her father, Greg Lynch Sr. ``I thought this was a cruel joke. I can put up with most things, but not that. They assured me, no, it's not a joke.''
About 20 friends gathered for breakfast at Greg and Deadra Lynch's two-story, wood-framed house Wednesday to wait for word on Lynch's condition.
``They told us we would be receiving a call and we haven't got that yet,'' Lynch said. ``We want to hear from her and know what condition she's in. Not knowing is the hardest part.''
Gregory Lynch Jr., Lynch's brother and a National Guard member, said hearing her voice ``would bring up morale even more.''
``She's doing well right now and that's all that matters,'' he said. ``Hopefully in the next few days my mom and dad will get to talk to her.''
"The first American guest of the Iraqi regime was spirited away from a hospital under the cloak of darkness lastnight, resulting in an increase in unemployment for the hospital workers."
In other news, the American invaders inflicted more civilian deaths...
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