[Catspaw]

I wish people could allow Pfc. Lynch her privacy. If she has been raped, it should be her choice to speak about it when she's ready.

[Cate]

I totally agree with you about her privacy. Rape has such an ugly stigma attached to it. People will say she is tough as nails to have survived gunshot wounds, broken bones, lacerations. But rape victims are often portrayed as weak and vulnerable. Granted, most victims probably feel both of those for a time, but in the long run, most get their world centered again and go on and are productive people in society. In all honesty, I bet she will never remember most of what was done to her, sometimes our brains blank out trauma, which is a huge blessing.

[OldFriend]

I agree totally, I hope there will be no mention of her torture or sexual torture.

Heard a reporter demand from a general the other day that since she's a hero we have the right to know more about what happened to her. I wanted to reach through the screen and punch that skunk's lights out.

[Lauratealeaf]

I wish people could allow Pfc. Lynch her privacy. If she has been raped, it should be her choice to speak about it when she's ready.

So do I. She was tortured and that is all we need to know about that.

[cyncooper]

HEADS UP

Lester Holt just said coming up will be an embedded reporter and his videos of what he witnessed.

I hope it is a replay of the interview I described earlier where the guy says how proud he was to be an American.

He had a lot more to say, of course, so I urge you to tune in if it's the reporter from National Geographic. (Not to be confused in any way shape or form with Arnett, formerly of same.)