Jessica Lynch quotes

The nurses at the hospital tried to soothe me, and they even tried unsuccessfully at one point to return me to Americans. (Jessica Lynch)

I'm not about to take credit for something I didn't do.

Jessica Lynch

The truth is always more heroic than the hype.

Jessica Lynch

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

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Honesty has always been very important to me.

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I was given opportunities not extended to my fellow soldiers, I embraced those opportunities to set the record straight.

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When I remember those difficult days, I remember the fear, I remember the strength, I remember that hand of that fellow American soldier, reassuring me that I was going to be okay.

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Tales of great heroism were being told... at my parents home in Wirt County, West Virginia, it was understaged by media all repeating the story of the "little girl Rambo" from rural West Virginia who went down fighting. It was not true.

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I lived the war in Iraq, and today I still have family and friends fighting in Iraq. My support for our troops is unwavering. I believe this is not a time for finger-pointing, it is a time for truth - the whole truth- vs. hype, and misinformation.

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The bottom line is the American people are capable of determining their own heroes - ideals for heroes - and they don't need to be told elaborate lies.

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I had a story tell, a story that needed to be told so that people would know the truth. (Jessica Lynch)

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

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

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A group came to the hospital to rescue me. I could hear them speaking in English but I was still very afraid. Then a soldier came into the room. He tore the American flag from his uniform and he handed it to me in my hand. And he told me "We're American soldiers, and we're here to take you home." And I looked at him and I said "Yes, I am an American soldier too."

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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.

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I know that I'm already in the history books and that people are going to remember me as the prisoner of war and the fabricated stories, but you know, to me I was just another soldier over there doing my job.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The whole idea that the rescue was staged or the soldiers were shooting blanks, that's just obvious stuff. Why would you do that in the middle of a war? It's just crazy.

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The truth of war is not always easy. The truth is always more heroic than the hype. (Jessica Lynch)

I am still confused as to why they chose to lie and try to make me a legend, when the real heroics - of my fellow soldiers that day - were legendary.

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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.

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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.

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My hero is every American who says "My country needs me" and answers that call to fight. I had the good fortune and opportunity to come home and to tell the truth; many soldiers, like Pat Tillman... did not have that opportunity. The truth of war is not always easy. The truth is always more heroic than the hype.

Jessica Lynch