Lynch Shot Iraqi Soldiers

The Washington Post ^ | April 3, 2003 | Susan Schmidt and Vernon Loeb

[John H K]

Pfc. Jessica Lynch, rescued Tuesday from an Iraqi hospital, fought fiercely and shot several enemy soldiers after Iraqi forces ambushed the Army's 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, firing her weapon until she ran out of ammunition, U.S. officials said yesterday.

[TheLion]

Too bad she ran out of ammo!

[fiftymegaton]

BUMP for the CIA, SEALs, and the Rangers.

[cajungirl]

What a woman to be proud of,,her parents must be popping with pride and relief. I hope she gets the time and privacy to get herself straight with all of this,,no doubt she has been thru hell and I hope she gets all the support and love she needs. She ought to be damned proud of herself.

[patriciaruth]

Ironically, I've never held one

Good thing for your neighbors....

[briant]

Uh oh here we go again. Lol.

[Cicero]

She was in "stable" condition, with broken arms and a broken leg in addition to the gunshot and stab wounds, sources said.

Those don't sound like normal war wounds. I expect she was roughed up after she was captured. It's a miracle she is still alive.

[solzhenitsyn]

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 in fighting March 23, one official said.

Magnificent.

Tyrants, be warned -- beware the strength and courage of a free people!

[rintense]

Don't even get me started about them. They are lucky I don't own a rifle. Nuff said.

[kittymyrib]

Would she be the first woman to get the Purple Heart?

[TopQuark]

Make it AMERICAN woman.

[OldFriend]

Thanks for injecting some logic into this silly conversation. Yes, a gun is an equalizer but as you say, we wnat a big strong person at our back when the going gets tough as in hand to hand.

[reformed_dem]

What a soldier!!!!

[Destro]

Based on who's testimony? Spin by those who want to promote women in combat?? I can see it now Reese Witherspoon plays her in the movies - after that why not women in combat?

The ambushed soldiers were taken by suprise by the Iraqis and it was over quick so its hard to belive this story.

[The KG9 Kid]

She couldn't possibly be the first woman to wear the Purple Heart, but Pfc. Lynch will have one.

[King_of_Hindsight]

Honestly, I'm not being macho...it's a God thing...men are bifgger and stronger...errrr, maybe except for a few nice, big women I have met

[AlextheWise1]

could be from RPG blasts.
and I bet supply people dont have normal combat loadouts of ammo

[Restorer]

She took their abuse, and is still standing proud.

Probably not literally, with two broken legs. :)

[John Valentine]

NEVER MORE PROUD

[JoJo Gunn]

[sharktrager]

Give 'em all raises.