Jessica Lynch

Biography

Jessica Dawn Lynch is a former United States Army soldier who served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. On March 23, 2003, she was captured by Iraqi soldiers during an ambush, but was rescued by US special operations forces on April 1, 2003, in a highly publicized operation. Her rescue was the first successful retrieval of an American prisoner of war since World War II. Lynch has since spoken out about the original reports of her combat experience.