Jessica Lynch Quotations

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.

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.

Honesty has always been very important to me.

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

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.

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

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

I remember the first time I put on the Army uniform. I just felt like a totally different person - I felt proud.

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.

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.