Introduction
In July of 2001, Jessica Lynch enlisted into the United States Army with her brother Gregory Lynch. Both enlisting for different reasons, but together they would serve and fight for the freedom of the United States. In 2003, Lynch receive notice that she was being deployed to Iraq.
Lynch was on a 100 mile convoy driving a heavy 5-ton buffalo water truck to Bagdad when her vehicle she was driving broke down. That was just the beginning of a day that would be embedded into Lynch’s mind for the rest of her life. Lynch was picked up but First Sergeant, Robert Dowdy, and her roommate Lori Piestewa. They were driving through the city of Nasiryah, when their vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade. All together eleven American soldiers died that day. Lynch was captured and taken to a hospital in Nasiryah. Lynch awoke in the Iraqi hospital with not one American soldier by her side. Lynch had extensive injuries, consisting of a six inch gash on her head, shattered femur, broken humerus, and right foot was crushed. Lynch, wounded and full of fear, was rescued by two American Soldiers. While all this was happening, Lynch’s superiors and highly ranked soldiers, and the media had different way of telling the truth of what really happened to Lynch.
The media perceived Lynch as American hero of war and only told the story of the “little girl Rambo from the hills of West Virginia who went down fighting.” The media fed off of Lynch’s horrific experience, only telling viewers a tale that was indeed not true. These lies were told only to inspire troops and rally our nation.
The Purpose of Jessica Lynch’s speech was to inform everyone of the truth. The truth about what really happened to her that day in Nasiryah. She wanted to make it clear when she returned home the she wasn’t the legend that the media made her out to be. Lynch said “many