Jessica Lynch
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Fort Hood hero? Witness' story disputes account...and the quickness of the military to label someone a hero seemed reminiscent of the case of Pfc. Jessica Lynch in 2003, when the Army initially reported Lynch had been captured in Iraq after a Rambo-like performance in which she... In this article: Fort Hood, Jessica Lynch, Rambo, Texas, and U.S. Department of Defense |
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Salon | November 12, 2009
The media's silly Fort Hood coverage
...Tillman myth (that he died in combat, rather than by friendly fire), or the overheated tale of heroism by Jessica Lynch in 2003 (which Lynch herself protested), is that two basic facts seem clear: The shootings certainly happened, and given...
In this article: Richard Stengel, Fort Hood, God, Dylan Ratigan, and Robert Cone
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The Corner on National Review Online | November 12, 2009
The New York Times and Pfc. Lynch -- By: Kate O'Beirne
...McKinley notes that the early stories about Sgt. Kimberly Munley's actions are reminiscent of the military's rapid depiction of Pfc. Jessica Lynch's allegedly "Rambo-like" performance in 2003, when her convoy in Iraq was attacked. The...
In this article: Rambo, Newsweek, The New York Times, U.S., and Iraq
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 11, 2009
At Fort Hood, Witness Credits Second Officer
...over what happened and the quickness of the military to label someone a hero seemed reminiscent of the case of Pfc. Jessica Lynch in 2003, when the Army initially reported Private Lynch had been captured in Iraq after a Rambo-like...
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Detroit Free Press | November 07, 2009
BRIAN DICKERSON: Military confronts an inconvenient account of famous corporal's death
...the Pentagon's efforts to exploit it. Peripherally involved in the Army's extravagantly choreographed 2003 "rescue" of Jessica Lynch, Tillman was among the first grunts to realize that he was being mustered for "a big Public Relations...
In this article: Pat Tillman, Jon Krakauer, Stanley McChrystal, Pentagon, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, and Democracy
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | October 31, 2009
Book restores the late Pat Tillman's humanity
And 13 months before Tillman's death, Krakauer reports for the first time, he took part in a rescue of another soldier, Jessica Lynch, whose story would be embellished by the Bush administration for its own gain and eerily foreshadow...
In this article: Pat Tillman, Jon Krakauer, National Football League, U.S. Army, Arizona Cardinals, Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, and United States
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A.V. Club RSS Feeds | October 21, 2009
Books: Review:Jon Krakauer: Where Men Win Glory
...use the destruction of the World Trade Center to justify a war in Iraq? What propaganda strategies shaped the response to the Jessica Lynch rescue in 2003 and the Tillman incident in 2004? And of course, why did this promising NFL star join...
In this article: Pat Tillman, Jon Krakauer, Taliban, Ghost Wars, Osama bin Laden, Dick Cheney, Antonin Scalia, and Afghanistan
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San Francisco Chronicle | September 18, 2009
'Where Men Win Glory,' by Jon Krakauer
...the Tillman propaganda to that surrounding the military's so-called rescue of U.S. soldier Jessica Lynch from Iraq, Krakauer writes, "The Jessica Lynch hoax worked so well, in fact, that the White House would recycle the same tactic...
In this article: Pat Tillman, Jon Krakauer, U.S., Doubleday, White House, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Rash
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The Seattle Times | September 17, 2009
'Where Men Win Glory': Jon Krakauer's examination of the death of Pat Tillman
...Krakauer usually seizes on but ignores here, it was a case of mistaken identity - as was Tillman's death 10 years later. "Jessica Lynch hoax" Tillman was in a Ranger unit when the Iraq War's "shock and awe" began on March 20, 2003. His...
In this article: Pat Tillman, Jon Krakauer, Iraq War, Afghanistan, Pentagon, Abu Ghraib, Fallujah, World War II, and Into Thin Air
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New York Daily News | September 11, 2009
Tillman's first job was to save Lynch, sez new book
NewsPat Tillman's first job was to save Jessica Lynch: New Krakauer book, 'Where Men Win Glory' Pat Tillman's first job was to save Jessica Lynch: New Krakauer book, 'Where Men Win Glory' Friday, September 11th 2009, 9:19 PM Former...
In this article: Pat Tillman, The Pentagon, Journal entry, NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Jon Krakauer, Afghanistan, and Arizona
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USATODAY.com | September 11, 2009
Krakauer's new book examines Pat Tillman's death
...misleading account to proliferate, Krakauer argues, was the same reason behind the leak of a highly embellished account of Pvt. Jessica Lynch's capture in Iraq a year earlier: to distract the public and the media from bad news just breaking in...
In this article: Jon Krakauer, Pat Tillman, Afghanistan, Iraq, Into Thin Air, Pete Geren, Sean Penn, and Mount Everest
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Jessica Dawn Lynch (born April 26 1983) is a former Quartermaster Corps Private First Class (PFC) in the United States Army.
Lynch served in Iraq during the 2003 invasion by U.S. and allied forces. On March 23, 2003 she was injured and captured by Iraqi forces, but was recovered on 1 April by U.S. special operations forces, with the incident subsequently receiving considerable news coverage.
Lynch, along with major media outlets, has since accused the U.S. government of fabricating this story as part of the Pentagon's propaganda effort to manipulate the American and global public opinion into accepting and sympathizing with the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Accounts of the events from Lynch's capture to her rescue are incomplete and contradictory, and Lynch herself has no clear recollection of this period. Dr. Greg Argyros, assistant chief of the Department of Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center where Lynch was treated, stated, "[A]nytime anybody goes through a traumatic event of any kind, there is the risk that they may have a period that they don't remember what happened."
On April 24, 2007 she testified in front of Congress that she had never fired her weapon; her M16 rifle jammed, as did all weapons systems assigned to her unit, and that she had been knocked unconscious when her vehicle crashed. She woke up later in an Iraqi hospital. She accused members of the media and the military of lying for their own gain. She said during her testimony, "They should have found out the facts before they spread the word like wildfire."
- Birth Date:
- April 26, 1983
- Birthplace:
- Palestine, West Virginia
- Term of Military Service:
- 2001—2003
- Rank:
- Private First Class (PFC)
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