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Lynch Shot Iraqi Soldiers
The Washington Post ^ | April 3, 2003 | Susan Schmidt and Vernon Loeb

Posted on 04/02/2003 7:40:30 PM PST by 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.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: West Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bang; iraq; iraqifreedom; jessicalynch; lynch; opuslist; war
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To: Boston Capitalist
Too bad she ran out of ammo!
41 posted on 04/02/2003 7:54:08 PM PST by TheLion
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To: John H K
BUMP for the CIA, SEALs, and the Rangers.
42 posted on 04/02/2003 7:54:11 PM PST by fiftymegaton
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To: pipecorp
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.
43 posted on 04/02/2003 7:54:19 PM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: rintense
Ironically, I've never held one

Good thing for your neighbors....

44 posted on 04/02/2003 7:54:28 PM PST by patriciaruth
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To: King_of_Hindsight
Uh oh here we go again. Lol.
45 posted on 04/02/2003 7:54:48 PM PST by briant
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To: John H K
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.

46 posted on 04/02/2003 7:55:15 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: John H K
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!

47 posted on 04/02/2003 7:55:28 PM PST by solzhenitsyn ("Live Not By Lies")
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To: patriciaruth
Don't even get me started about them. They are lucky I don't own a rifle. Nuff said.
48 posted on 04/02/2003 7:55:31 PM PST by rintense (The tyrant will soon be gone... or extremely dead.)
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To: The KG9 Kid

Would she be the first woman to get the Purple Heart?
49 posted on 04/02/2003 7:56:01 PM PST by kittymyrib
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To: rintense
Make it AMERICAN woman.
50 posted on 04/02/2003 7:56:34 PM PST by TopQuark
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To: King_of_Hindsight
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.
51 posted on 04/02/2003 7:56:42 PM PST by OldFriend (without the brave, there would be no land of the free)
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To: John H K
What a soldier!!!!
52 posted on 04/02/2003 7:56:43 PM PST by reformed_dem (For office use only)
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To: John H K; Travis McGee
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.

53 posted on 04/02/2003 7:57:00 PM PST by Destro (Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorisim by visiting www.johnathangaltfilms.com)
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To: kittymyrib
She couldn't possibly be the first woman to wear the Purple Heart, but Pfc. Lynch will have one.
54 posted on 04/02/2003 7:57:04 PM PST by The KG9 Kid
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To: briant
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
55 posted on 04/02/2003 7:57:11 PM PST by King_of_Hindsight
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To: kittymyrib
could be from RPG blasts.
and I bet supply people dont have normal combat loadouts of ammo
56 posted on 04/02/2003 7:57:19 PM PST by AlextheWise1
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To: pipecorp
She took their abuse, and is still standing proud.

Probably not literally, with two broken legs. :)

57 posted on 04/02/2003 7:57:21 PM PST by Restorer (TANSTAAFL)
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To: patriciaruth
NEVER MORE PROUD

58 posted on 04/02/2003 7:57:56 PM PST by John Valentine (Writing from downtown Seoul, keeping an eye on the hills to the north.)
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To: All

59 posted on 04/02/2003 7:57:56 PM PST by JoJo Gunn (Help control the Leftist population. Have them spayed or neutered....)
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To: Prince Charles
Give 'em all raises.
60 posted on 04/02/2003 7:58:30 PM PST by sharktrager
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