[Diddle E. Squat]

Fair enough. Thanks for clearing that up(and this time I am serious in that statement). But I think you are misinterpreting most persons reactions to this story. I am not putting her on a pedestal above her fallen brothers, were they rescued or escaped, I and others here would be celebrating, backslapping, and offering just as much praise. Just as we will be when the uninjured troops return home.

[norcalvet]

I appreciate your enthusiasm. No harm no foul. Just be aware that those who have known personally the ugliness of war have difficulty getting excited about the one who survived because they are still thinking about their friends who will never come home.

Sadly, I fear that her brothers and sisters did not have the same good fortune that she did.

From the article:
"[Lynch] watched several other soldiers in her unit die around her in fighting"

After that, 7 are MIA and 5 were taken as POW's. When Lynch was rescued, they recovered ELEVEN bodies (which they are still identifying, but were clearly American soldiers).

Please honor and remember ALL of them - in one is a hero, they all are.