[ForGod'sSake]

Lousy weapons maintenence, not necesarily by the individual, is what I suspect. Or lousy magazines.

Bad cajones maybe? Like Mad Tom said, she had no business being there in the first place.

FGS

[cherry]

what an attitude....

I suppose you will join the Army or Marines now and volunteer for Iraqi duty so all these young women don't have to....

IF we had enough young men to fill the ranks then it would be one story...

trouble is ..we don't ...

I encourage young people all the time to join the service or at least to join the Reserves or Guard....not many takers...

I will say it : THANK YOU JESSICA LYNCH AND ALL THE OTHERS WHO HAVE TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY, A COUNTRY THAT DOES NOT APPRECIATE YOUR SACRIFICE AND DEDICATION......

a simple thankyou to our service men and women isn't that hard....

[BBell]

Could be but a number of her male counterparts on that ill-fated night reported their M-16's jamming also.It sound as though prior to possible combat operations you should be required to load up all your magazines and fire your weapon as though you were in a fire fight to see how your weapon is going to function. This might solve the problem, along with consistant weapons maintenence.