Jessica Lynch
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1983 · age 43
Jessica Dawn Lynch is an American teacher, actress, and former United States Army soldier who served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq as a private first class.
Jessica Lynch is read about 545 times a day, in 21 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2018
Amazed By YouFilm, Miss Jill on Train2010
Aftermath with William ShatnerSeries2007“I lived the war in Iraq, and today I still have family and friends fighting in Iraq. My support for our troops is unwavering.”In their words24 April 2007Testimony to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform“I had a story tell, a story that needed to be told so that people would know the truth.”In their words24 April 2007Testimony to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform“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.”In their words24 April 2007Testimony to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform“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.”In their words24 April 2007Testimony to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform“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.”In their words24 April 2007Testimony to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform“My hero is every American who says "My country needs me" and answers that call to fight.”In their words24 April 2007Her final statement has also been quoted in news reports as "The truth of war is not always easy to hear but it is always more heroic than1983Born26 April 1983
Amazed By YouFilm, Miss Jill on Train2010Aftermath with William ShatnerSeries2007“I lived the war in Iraq, and today I still have family and friends fighting in Iraq. My support for our troops is unwavering.”In their words24 April 2007Testimony to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform“I had a story tell, a story that needed to be told so that people would know the truth.”In their words24 April 2007Testimony to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform“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.”In their words24 April 2007Testimony to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform“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.”In their words24 April 2007Testimony to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform“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.”In their words24 April 2007Testimony to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform“My hero is every American who says "My country needs me" and answers that call to fight.”In their words24 April 2007Her final statement has also been quoted in news reports as "The truth of war is not always easy to hear but it is always more heroic than1983Born26 April 1983Filmography 1
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I was given opportunities not extended to my fellow soldiers, I embraced those opportunities to set the record straight.
The nurses at the hospital tried to soothe me, and they even tried unsuccessfully at one point to return me to Americans.
Tales of great heroism were being told...
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United States
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Actors
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Actor
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Born 1983 · age 43
