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| − | '''Jessica Dawn Lynch''' is a former United States Army soldier who served in the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] as a private first class. She was serving in a logistics unit when her convoy was ambushed by Iraqi troops during the Battle of Nasiriyah. Lynch was seriously injured during the offensive and captured by Iraqi soldiers shortly afterwards. | + | '''Jessica Dawn Lynch''' is a former United States Army soldier who served in the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] as a private first class. She was serving in a logistics unit when her convoy was ambushed by Iraqi troops during the Battle of Nasiriyah. Lynch was seriously injured during the offensive and captured by Iraqi soldiers shortly afterwards.<ref>http://archive.today/2022.03.07-062002/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Lynch</ref> |
| − | Her subsequent recovery by U.S. [[special operations forces]] on April 1, 2003, received considerable media coverage as it was the first successful rescue of an American prisoner of war since World War II and the first ever of a woman. | + | |
| + | Her subsequent recovery by U.S. [[special operations forces]] on April 1, 2003, received considerable media coverage <ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/rescue-mission-jessica-lynch saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20220818214312/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/rescue-mission-jessica-lynch Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.ph/tuo1H Archive.is]</ref> as it was the first successful rescue of an American prisoner of war since World War II and the first ever of a woman. | ||
{{FA|The rescue of Jessica Lynch}} | {{FA|The rescue of Jessica Lynch}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:44, 18 August 2022
 Jessica Lynch    (Soldier) | |
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| Born | 26 April 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Subpage | •Jessica Lynch/Rescue |
Female US soldier who was rescued with with much fanfare during the 2003 invasion of Iraq | |
Jessica Dawn Lynch is a former United States Army soldier who served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq as a private first class. She was serving in a logistics unit when her convoy was ambushed by Iraqi troops during the Battle of Nasiriyah. Lynch was seriously injured during the offensive and captured by Iraqi soldiers shortly afterwards.[1]
Her subsequent recovery by U.S. special operations forces on April 1, 2003, received considerable media coverage [2] as it was the first successful rescue of an American prisoner of war since World War II and the first ever of a woman.
- Full article: The rescue of Jessica Lynch
- Full article: The rescue of Jessica Lynch
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