Iraqi Family Risks Their Lives To Save American Army POW

Defend America ^ | 04/03/2003 | .S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly / 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

[Grampa Dave]

Some more good news re why Jessica was rescued.

[Spruce]

I hope they have a WONDERFUL life in IRAQ. That is why we are there!

[E Rocc]

Even In Battle, Blondes Get all The Attention

This sort of sewage was too much even for the mods at DU, who axed a bunch of posts like this. Of course it says a lot that they had a lot of work to do.

-Eric

[SERE_DOC]

"This family that helped our Marines rescue Jessica shoould be rewarded BIG TIME!!!"

Sounds like an excellent choice for an intrim Iraqi president.

[Fury]

One heck of a story! I am willing to bet there will be many stories that come out about Iraqi citizens helping the Allied forces over and over again.

[E Rocc]

Someone should ping the "nuke 'em all" crowd to this thread.

Of for that matter the "dirty Mohammedan sandmaggots" crowd. Somehow I doubt this new American is a Zoroastarian, with that name.

-Eric

[Fury]

They will claim we lost this war by not nuking everyone in Iraq.

THANK YOU for posting this. The "let's make it into a glass parking lot" chants are too much.

[usmcobra]

"I'm wondering if she has asked the doctors not to tell her parents the full extent of her injuries until she is able to be with them face to face so that they won't worry so much about her before she gets back home to them."

Very possible, I bet she didn't expect every tv Crew in the country to be sticking a mike in her dad's face either.

[cake_crumb]

"The doctors wanted to cut her leg off," he said "My friend and I decided we would stop it."

That line made me immediately think of the dismembered body of an American serviceman found in a shallow grave at that other so-called 'hospital' - where her uniform is said to have been found. Those 'doctors' were probably her newest torturers.

[XJarhead]

This Iraqi, a moslem, saved her life. We shouldn't forget that. There are good hearted people of conscience among every group.

Those are the people we are there to help.

[RJL]

Under the watchful eyes of more than 40 murderous gunmen, the 19-year-old supply clerk laid in Saddam Hussein Hospital suffering from at least one gunshot wound and several broken bones.

As her captors discussed amputating her leg, an Iraqi man leaned to her ear and whispered, "Don't worry." Lynch replied with a warm smile.

The man was already working with U.S. Marines to gain the critical information needed to rescue one of the first American prisoners of war in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Just a day earlier, the lawyer from An Nasiryah had walked 10 kilometers to inform American forces he knew where Lynch was being held.

Please Lord, bless this man, Thank You.

[tessalu]

What a nice story! I think it will prove that the Iraqi people were deserving of our efforts. This Iraqi risked his life to save an American in distress.

[cake_crumb]

"Since it is impossibleto retract my numerous calls for blood let this post be read by all. I was wrong for the indesriminate calling for blood and I apologise to my fellow freepers and to those whose blood I called for in such an indescriminate way. there are good people the world over that only wish to better themselves and thier lot."

Thank you. It takes courage to write something like that.

[don-o]

Takes some courage to admit that one was wrong; and for that I salute you.

[Henrietta]

"Heart-warming story bump. But did it have to be a LAWYER.....?"

Oh, fer chrissake, can't you just enjoy the warmth of the moment and leave your bigoted anti-lawyer rantings aside for even one minute????

[tessalu]

This is why FreeRepublic is good. It gives us a chance to see many opinions, and we always have the chance to change our minds.

[don-o]

I wonder why they didn't kill her?

It's about "fun" for the animals who had her.

That was the deal they signed up for.

[Hila]

"I wonder why they did not kill her", me too! And then we read here that they wanted to cut off her leg - that was totally inspired of evil, what a blessing that she was rescued in the nick of time. Thanks immense for the Almighty keeping her and everyone of our precious boys and girls, including our allies. HalleluYAH!

[SeeRushToldU_So]

Thank goodness for this fine man and the Special Ops guys!

Thumbs up!