Jessica Lynch

[Photogrrlz]

After all this talk I hear about Jessica Lynch and now she is having a book and movie deal. I am interested to hear if anyone really thinks she is a hero that the media has made her out to be.

[ProWriter]

From what I heard, she said she never shot anybody, and just considers herself to have been a prisoner, not a hero.

[6233108]

Maybe I am too patriotic, but I believe all the service people deployed in areas of conflict are Heroic.

[Sentinel]

She is definitely NOT a zero!

Is she a hero?
I think that there is no word to describe what she is. While others were satisfied to go about their daily lives rapped up in their own personal lives she was not. She decided to join the military and serve her country. She decided to give of herself so that her country and fellow Americans could be better. She wanted to give back something to the country that gave her something. She stepped up and volunteered while others took a step back. She is a patriot.

That is for her service to her country alone. Then her country went to war. Did she quit? Become a conscientious objector? No. She went. She continued to serve. She knew the risks and she went, again while others stayed behind calling themselves Americans. While others slept safely in their beds only because people like her went and defended freedom. She went not only for we Americans but to free the oppressed. She went and did what she was told and what she could which is a heck of a lot more than many that stayed here did. She is a soldier.

She was captured and still did not give up. She fought. She fought to stay alive. She endured what many back here could not have. Again, she is a soldier.

So is she a hero? If you define a hero as someone that shoots down 5 enemy planes in one day or a person that carries three injured buddies for miles while being injured themselves or a person that jumps on a grenade to save the rest of their platoon ... then ... no. Perhaps she is not a hero. But what is he then? She is definitely more than you or I. I can't find a word to describe what she is so for lack of a better word I say yes, she is a hero. She is a shinning example to others of what to emulate. Duty, honor, courage, tenacity, loyalty, compassion, consideration of others and putting others before herself, a desire to be part of something bigger than herself and her small life ... yes, she is a hero until we find some word that fits her better.

[3/4s]

What Sentinal said. She doesn`t consider herself one. What annoys me, and it`s not her fault is that she got a better disability than others who were injured. I think if you`re taken prisoner you should automatically get 100% service disability unless there are really extenuating circumstances.

Mike Wallace (barf) will have an interview on 60 Minutes this Sunday with the guy who won the Silver Star in the same engagement. Even that socialist bastard won`t be able to show up a real hero. Maybe.:mad:

[TheInstigator]

A ZERO!

[Pigeon]

I don't think she is more of a hero than anyone else over there. She is just getting publicity because she is a female who was in the wrong place at the wrong time and got captured. What happened to her is not something I would wish on anyone.

[Marky-Mark]

The Media AND the Pentagon were desperate for a "hero", and this whole thing got out of hand. Sad thing is, Pvt. Lynch didn't ask for any of this, but a lot of people are being very derisive toward HER, and that's not right. :mad:

[Photogrrlz]

I have been trying to avoid listening to things about her, but the media keeps throwing it back into America's faces. I agree with someone in another post who stated that politics is the main reason why she became the poster girl for the war. It is their way to get Americans to try and support the war because a young, attractive (to some), female was a POW.

Anyway I was just curious if anyone was tired of the same recycled news with a different twist as me. :confused:

[stillwater]

I believe all of our service men and women are heroes...although, I'm sure they would not call themselves "heroes".

As far as the disability issue...all of our service people are underpaid, and the benefits leave a lot to be desired. I think our country could definitely improve on the servicemen's pay, health care, disability, and housing...not to mention retirement, retirement homes, etc. For those who have sacrificed for our country; they should have better benefits.

[FedDC]

Lets see...has a wreck in a combat zone resulitng in the inability of her fellow troops to escape...weapon is non functional possibly due to her lack of maintenance...never fires a shot or does anything mildly heroic in the sense of taking the fight to the enemy. NO, having a wreck in combat and then giving up to the enemy is not heroic.

[daviscmp]

I didn't vote in the poll because I don't think either choice is right. I don't think she is a zero but she is far from a hero. I wasn't there. I don't know exactly what happened. I do know that her buddies were dying and she didn't fire a single shot. That alone is cowardly. I don't think that simply surviving a horrible situation makes you a hero. There were other people in her unit that fought and fought hard and didn't get half of the recognition that she did. The recognition isn't her fault though. That's the media's fault. What does upset me is that she is the making money on book deals and TV movies. For what? For surviving? She panicked and froze while other soldiers fought and died. That is what upsets me. Just my .02.

[hooahmedic]

Originally posted by TheInstigator
A ZERO!

Instigator -
That's pretty freaking ballsy or pretty stupid. Just depends on what your response is going to be.
Seeing from your ELP, you just might be from Bliss. So you might have some info that is tainting your above opinons.

Most of these guys have already stated, PFC Lynch was thrust into the situation and she made it through. She has even criticised the military for their staging of the rescue OP. Yeah, she was part of an enviroment that was at one time prevalant at Bliss, yeah there were some colossal problems but still she did the military proud for her courage.

Personally, she made it through a very bad situation. She's not a hero in my book but she's got more courage than some of the police officers I work with on a daily basis.

You are entitled to your opinon but don't be surprised, if your opinon draws the ire/fire of those who have served or still serving.
If you are or have served, then your comments surprise me.

The balls in your court.

[hooahmedic]

I guess the ball has been dropped.
Too bad, it was going to be interesting.