Private Jessica Lynch.......... Story Here Posted by Hawkeye (Member # 88) on :
I am thrilled that she was rescued. I have mixed feelings about her becoming wealthy from the ordeal she was put through as a soldier.
I guess that's what freedom is all about. I am saddended for those who lost loved ones or that returned home hurting, and will get only veterans benefits. Not to take away from Jessica and her suffering, but as I said I have mixed feelings. I hope she does some good with her new found wealth.
Posted by Mike Bonte (Member # 1892) on :
According to that story, the book "will tell the tale of a small town girl who goes to war and becomes a national hero, recognition she does not feel she deserves."
Seems a bit hypocritical to me.
I don't feel I deserve this recognition, but I'll overlook it for a million bucks. Posted by MMMM_ERT (Member # 1599) on :
I wouldn't put her down for this....she has every right to do it. I bet 99% of the people here would do the same if they could to make a million $$$$.
Think of what she went through....that has to be worth at least a million $$$$
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Posted by JeffY (Member # 120) on :
What's she do to become a "hero"? Enlist in the army and become a POW? There are lot more heroes that deserve recognition than her.
Posted by Hawkeye (Member # 88) on :
My point exactly - not to belittle her - but there are so many more - the luck of the draw - if you could call it luck.
Her story should be told. I just hope they don't "Hollywood" it too much.
Posted by Mark IXZD 150 (Member # 235) on :
Only $1 million? I think she got ripped off. Posted by davelw (Member # 1991) on :
quote:Originally posted by JeffY: What's she do to become a "hero"? Enlist in the army and become a POW? There are lot more heroes that deserve recognition than her.
My thoughts exactly. All I would add is we owe all our military service folks a debt of gratitude.
Posted by 2K1SunsetSS (Member # 854) on :
It's great she was saved but aren't the hero's the ones that saved her or the ones that died fighting over there and the ones that continue to fight over there. My opinion, she is getting all of this because she is female.
Posted by MMMM_ERT (Member # 1599) on :
Sorry...shes a hero in my book. Along with ANYONE else who served.
Posted by el ess1 (Member # 1544) on :
Salute to all the Jessica Lynchs out there! You can weiner about her being rescued and didn't do anything to deserve the recognition, but to me, she is an icon of sorts of our military forces. She was captured and somehow survived her injuries, and the pain and scars be a constant reminder to her every waking hour of her life. If we have to pin a feel-good medal on something tangible, something that we can connect to with all our military men and women, she's it. It's more of what she represents. Sure, countless thousands deserve recognition for their efforts too, but you have to admit, when the media made this more than it actually was, she was a star whether she liked it or not. She served, so I'm proud of her. I'm sure she wanted to be caught...
What about the other POW's that were rescued? How many remember their names? They deserve our heartfelt thanks as well. It's just that the media was responsible for touting the Lynch ordeal. Look at the Laci Peterson murder case. What makes it so special that seemingly every one in the U.S. has at least heard of it? Media coverage. Otherwise it's another unsolved murder to this point in a quaint little town. Coulda happened anywhere.
Jessica Lynch is just ONE of the many thousands of heros we have around the world keeping the US (and subsequently North America) safe every day. And I'm proud she signed up and went over to Iraq. There were some, as you know in previous wars, that ran away rather than serve their country. Ask any one of them over in Iraq if they ~want~ to be there. They do it because they swore they would obey the orders of the President of the United States and the officers appointed over them.
Posted by CamaroSCG (Member # 1591) on :
What about the 17 POW's and 37 family members from the 1991 Gulf War? They had a legal claim for some of the millions found and Bush said no, the money was needed to rebuild Iraq. Maybe not the record amount of 653 million that they won the judgment for, but a small part of it would have been the proper thing to do. My cousin was shot down and killed one day before the war ended. He was a Marine pilot flying a Harrier jet. He had a baby girl that he had never seen in person, only photos.
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Posted by Hot Rod (Member # 1921) on :
She's sucking America dry to make a buck. The media started all the hype and she's following through with it. The commandos that saved her are heros, she is not. . .
Posted by Thom Mackesy (Member # 264) on :
Hero's don't accept reward$.
Posted by Mike Bonte (Member # 1892) on :
I wasn't putting her down for making a living. It's America, if some company wants to pay her for her story than so be it.
I was pointing out the fact that she felt she doesn't deserve any recognition for what she did (what did she do?), yet she has no problem accepting a large sum of money.
I could go on for days about the HERO thing. That is a word that is thrown around entirely too much. People that have voluntarily enlisted themselves in the armed forces, and do it as their job are not heroes in my book.
Policemen and firefighters that serve us, with a lot of courage I might add, are not heroes. They are working class citizens like the rest of us, they are trained (quite well) and paid (QUITE WELL in most cases) for the difficult job they must do.
Do not confuse this with a lack of appreciation, because I appreciate the hard work and dedication that they put forth, but a HERO is something special above and beyond.
A HERO is a guy off the street with no training or equipment that will rush into a burning building to save somebody, an invalid or a child, or perhaps even a pet.
A HERO is someone that will jump into a river to save a drowning person. Not a lifeguard, somebody that just happened to be walking by.
A hero does not have equipment or training to do the job. A hero does not even think rationally at the time of the act, they simply do it. A hero gets nothing tangible out of doing the act.
There are thousands of heroes, thousands of people that you never even hear about because they don't want to be known. They are just the average Joe Blows off the street that lend a helping hand, and put themselves in undue danger in the process.
Getting lost in the desert, crashing your truck after it gets hit by enemy fire, and getting captured by the enemy may get you a purple heart, but does not make you a hero. It makes you a bad soldier.
Mike
Posted by JeffY (Member # 120) on :
Best part is that the book is being "c0-authored" by one of the reporters that quit the NY Times cause his story was wriiten by someone else!
Posted by Macky (Member # 1427) on :
Here is my opinion:
No one joins the Army to make $$. No one joins the Army to be famous. No one joins the Army to be a hero. We just try our best to do the best we can. Soldiers don't want war. They know what it is like. And anyone who knows what war is like, hates it. No one wants to be a POW or to die for their country. But it happens.
PVT Lynch did her duty and did her best. Now, she can make some money from her experiences. Good for her.
JMO. Posted by JFsport01 (Member # 1374) on :
People that have voluntarily enlisted themselves in the armed forces, and do it as their job are not heroes in my book.
I can't begin to tell you how much I disagree with that statement. I have one name to give you against that statement...Audie Murphy
Posted by DanPazich (Member # 1352) on :
quote:Originally posted by Thom Mackesy: Hero's don't accept reward$.
I wasn't gonna post anything about this...but.....AMEN to that comment. Period.
Posted by Steven2000SS (Member # 780) on :
I sure feel better about her making some $$$ than about some felon rapper getting rich off trash music.. or a lady suing over spilt coffee.. or the rapist Tyson making millions.. the list goes on.
90% of the people on this board would jump at the million bucks.. heros dont ASK for rewards but what person turns down a one in a lifetime chance that is offered to them?
Posted by MMMM_ERT (Member # 1599) on :
quote:Originally posted by Steven2000SS: I sure feel better about her making some $$$ than about some felon rapper getting rich off trash music.. or a lady suing over spilt coffee.. or the rapist Tyson making millions.. the list goes on.
90% of the people on this board would jump at the million bucks.. heros dont ASK for rewards but what person turns down a one in a lifetime chance that is offered to them?
Stop making sense STeven... Posted by el ess1 (Member # 1544) on :
quote:Originally posted by JFsport01: People that have voluntarily enlisted themselves in the armed forces, and do it as their job are not heroes in my book.
Then with that bit of logic, for example, they shouldn't have classified any NYFD or NYPD as heroes when the towers fell. I have yet to see a fireman or policeman being forced to sign up......
Andrew Jackson and U.S. Grant, as only two examples, were elected President because they were popularized as military heroes. (I think I went to school with Grant) So Jessica's cashing in on war popularity is hardly a first, but I doubt if she'll become president for it. But this is America, and she has the right to be prosperous by fame, whether anyone thinks it's warranted or not. Our military in action puts their lives at risk for the sake of another. To me, anyone who does that is a hero.
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