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Jessica Lynch Returns Home!
MSNBC

Posted on 07/22/2003 10:56:34 AM PDT by Dog

Jessica Lynch just arrived in her home town...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: West Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 507th; iraqifreedom; jessicalynch; welcomehome
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To: HairOfTheDog

41 posted on 07/22/2003 11:54:49 AM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Aaron0617
Whoa ... she looks cuuuuuuute!

Before we've always seen her with the glasses and frumpy uniform, but today...wOW. Go girl.

I love a woman in uniform.

42 posted on 07/22/2003 11:58:25 AM PDT by Aaron0617
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To: journey7873
Too bad the media didn't cover her more. Her story would seem to be very interesting with her being held captive for so long with the rest of the guys and moved from place to place.

I would be interested in hearing about all of them, they made a strong bond and refused to separate after their rescue.

Also, Shoshanna comes from a military family. Her dad seemed very formidable. Seems like a great story to me!
43 posted on 07/22/2003 12:01:19 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
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To: journey7873
What about the frumpy black POW who was freed?

She had a ceremony before the Black Congressional Caucus about a month ago. Shoshauna is being taken care of don't worry.

44 posted on 07/22/2003 12:02:20 PM PDT by Aaron0617
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To: Aaron0617
The Black Congressional Caucus? Didn't she suffer enough?
45 posted on 07/22/2003 12:07:18 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak
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To: Dog

46 posted on 07/22/2003 12:21:21 PM PDT by Alouette
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Is anyone else embarrassed that we sent this young girl off to war? Just curious.
47 posted on 07/22/2003 1:34:57 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Mole_In_Seattle
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To: Alouette

48 posted on 07/22/2003 1:38:25 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Right_Wing_Mole_In_Seattle
I thought our military was composed of "volunteers"?
49 posted on 07/22/2003 4:13:10 PM PDT by hoosiermama (.Prayer for all)
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To: Alouette
Boy is THAT a dumb piece of work...
50 posted on 07/22/2003 4:21:10 PM PDT by Eowyn-of-Rohan
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To: Dog
She looks very happy...there is no place like home!!!! Thanks for the post.

Former POW Jessica Lynch waves from her front porch as she arrives home with her father Gregory Lynch Sr., top left, and an unidentified woman, right, at her home in Palestine, W.Va., Tuesday July 22, 2003. Lynch, who was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Prisoner of War medals Monday, was released from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/ Steve Helber)

51 posted on 07/22/2003 4:35:17 PM PDT by daisyscarlett
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To: daisyscarlett
Heh, she thanked the iraqis
that treated her.
52 posted on 07/22/2003 7:25:01 PM PDT by Aldrian Hagh
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To: Dog
Thank God for Jessica and the rest of our POWs coming home. Personally, I thought they would be found dead or not found at all. Remember the horrible pictures of the POWS who died and the smiling guy kicking their bodies? It's a miracle they got out-especially Jessica. I didn't think they'd find her-she is much more injured then the rest. She was seperated from the others too. I don't know if we will ever hear about what really happened to her . She may not want to talk about it, and that's fine.

As for the few here who can't understand why she is a hero- she deserves special recognition- they all do. Anyone who is a POW, and especially those who have been tortured, deserves respect. They were POW's because they served our nation.

Some people here seem to want to think less of the women in the military, or look down on their service as if its not as worthy as the mens. That is just wrong.

From what I've learned , the Armed Forces function as a team. Each persons role is important. Even General Patton acknowledged this in one of his speeches,-when he praised the truck drivers running day and night on the supply lines, not stopping even when under attack.

So women in the military have a role. They aren't as big and strong as the men, but they are there (wherever they are sent) doing their jobs and serving our country. They deserve the same respect and recognition that you would give any soldier.

Ask yourselves this question: If you take Jessica and the other women out of danger, who do you replace them with? Do we put in the Draft and end up with a bunch of Taliban-Johnny-Bin-Walkers from San Francisco? Of course they'd be in Canada long before that.

I mean, I don't like to see these young women in danger, (its even worse when they have kids) but, somebody has to take the place of the useless , worthless, parasite, sandal wearing, liberal males who are out laying in the streets, and defacating and vomiting on Federal Buildings in "protest" of the war.

I'm not saying there aren't problems with both sexes serving toghether. The higher-ups are stupid if they think you can put men and women in close contact and expect them to stay away from each other. (Somebody needs to tell them-military officials- about the birds and the bees)

Even with the problems, I applaud the women, like Jessica, and my God-daughter, who are serving our country. God Bless and Protect all of them- men and women- and bring them home safely.

53 posted on 07/23/2003 1:49:52 AM PDT by fly_so_free (Never underestimate the treachery of the democratic party. Save the USA-Vote a democrat out of offic)
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