Jessica Lynch

I could be, you know, the person that shows little kids that giving up isn't something that you should do. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

#giving #giving up #i #kids #know

Certain days I think definitely because we went in there and we got Saddam and that was our mission. On other days, we lost so many lives and so many brothers and sisters...on that aspect, no. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

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Honesty has always been very important to me. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

#been #honesty #important #me #very

I don't come from a rich family - it's not like we lived in a cardboard box, but we didn't have a ton of money. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

#cardboard #cardboard box #come #family #i

I don't think any war is worth having our soldiers killed. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

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I grew up in Palestine, West Virginia, which is mostly a farming community; there aren't a lot of jobs. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

#farming #grew #i #jobs #lot

I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

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I remember the first time I put on the Army uniform. I just felt like a totally different person - I felt proud. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

#different #different person #felt #first #first time

I woke up and all I could see was Iraqis standing all around me, looking down upon me. I knew at that moment something terrible had happened and I wasn't in the right place. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

#could #down #had #happened #i

Since coming back from Iraq, there's been so many triumphs and obstacles standing in my way, so whenever I set my mind to something, I definitely just go full blast at it. ↗

— Jessica Lynch

#been #blast #coming #definitely #full