April Fools! ...Pfc Jessica Lynch was "saved" April 1, 2003

[underpants]

Seriously , they did this on April Fools day :eyes:

I'll never forget that very morning right here on DU someone posted the Guardian's article on this "story" and all the way at the bottom was a quote from a British military public relations officer who said "I am glad the British military didn't have anything to do with this story" ~ or something to that effect. Once again we all knew what was about to happen and we just sat back and watched it all melt down. Oh by the way-the guy who claimed and was WIDELY reported by the MSM to have walked 6 miles and "saved" Pfc Lynch--- he got a job with Bob Livingston's lobbying firm ;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Odeh_al_Rehaief


And I would be remiss if there was not some mention of Pfc Patrick Miller's actions that day in Nasiriyah.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Lynch
On April 24, 2007 Jessica Lynch gave congressional testimony before the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that the Pentagon had erroneously portrayed her as a "Rambo from West Virginia," when in fact, she never fired a shot after her truck was ambushed. (According to her authorized biography, her M-16 jammed.)

Earlier in the day, Pat Tillman's brother, Kevin Tillman, also testified. He and Lynch talked about misinformation and hype relating to the battlefield and how the military lied and twisted reality for propaganda purposes. She also met with the Tillman family and compared her incident in Iraq to Pat Tillman's in Afghanistan saying that "Our stories are similar". <1> She began her testimony by noting for the record that her appearance was not politically motivated.

In a prepared statement she said:<38>

"I believe this is not a time for finger pointing. It is time for the truth, the whole truth, versus hype and misinformation.
"I am still confused as to why they chose to lie and tried to make me a legend when the real heroics of my fellow soldiers that day were, in fact, legendary ... he bottom line is the American people are capable of determining their own ideals of heroes and they don't need to be told elaborate tales.
"The truth of war is not always easy to hear but it is always more heroic than the hype."