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Do you think that you are the only one with sources or insight?

JL got a purple hear and POW medal, but calling her heroic is too much. Her conduct and survival is very admirable. There is a difference between admirable behavior and heroism, and the media and FR have really screwed this up badly.

Truth seems to be among the first casualty here and those who care about the truth are called cruel.

Truth seems to be among the first casualty here and those who care about the truth are called cruel

It appears that you are contributing to the casualty of the truth yourself. PFC J. Lynch was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service, not for valor. Further, I think she was fully deserving of her award of the BSM for meritorious service.

Get your facts together before you climb up on that soap box.

Nope-plenty of people on this forum with more insight, sources etc than I have. However, I fail to see why It is so darn important to discredit the JL story with no evidence: the military types have not even finished their investigation.

I don't have any respect for guys like the authors of this article who are trashing our military men and women for political reasons. JL served honorably from what I can tell; the Military gave her a medal because they thought she deserved it -end of story. Why should we care? The military awards medals as they see fit. Sometimes, the process seems capricious, but why belittle JL because of it? She didn't give herself a medal. What should she have done-turn it down?

The military screwed up and that undoubtedly led to the capture of this unfortunate group. Is this surprising? Talk to any enlisted person and undoubtedly you will be regaled with other examples of officer mishaps-some that got soldiers killed. Unfortunately, it happens during every war.