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I suppose you will join the Army or Marines..

Been there; done that; a long time ago.

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

Well, if push comes to shove, there's always selective service. There are plenty of young people to serve, and particularly since 9/11 I don't know of many recruiters having any problems. Young folks just need to be motivated. With bent willie gone, the military will once again gain some of the respect they deserve and the volunteers will follow.

There were 15 soldiers killed in a helicopter shootdown not 2 days ago. In 2 more days it will be old news. What makes Jessica's situation any more newsworthy than that story? Because she is a female?

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There were 15 soldiers killed in a helicopter shootdown not 2 days ago. In 2 more days it will be old news. What makes Jessica's situation any more newsworthy than that story? Because she is a female?

If it's not interesting, why are you posting on this thread? The fact that you are posting on this thread is proof that her story is interesting enough to report on. The market rules what's reported.

>> There were 15 soldiers killed in a helicopter shootdown not 2 days ago. In 2 more days it will be old news. What makes Jessica's situation any more newsworthy than that story? Because she is a female? <<

The events surrounding the rescue of Jessica Lynch captured the spirit of the moment that the American people wanted to feel at the time, triumphant. She became a symbol. It has nothing to with the little details, any suffered attrocities, or the a comparison of her story to that of any other soldier. The timing and emotions of the moment were right for her to be burned into the psyche of the nation. It is actually a burden she will carry for many years to come because the symbolism is larger than any one person. It just happened that she is the face of that symbol.

Nobody chooses who or what will become symbolic as history unfold. History unfolds and it happens. Jessica had nothing to do with her becoming the symbol and people can carp about it all they want, they will not change the fact that she is the face of the emotion on that day. How many people know the story behind Patrick Henry? They only know that he said, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country." That one line was symbolic of the the spirit of the time, Patrick Henry happened to be the one that got to say it. If I told you a bunch of things that made Patrick Henry less heroic, it would not diminish one bit the spirit and emotion embodied in that one line.