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Jessica Lynch

Events (48)

March 23, 2003: Arab Television Shows Footage of Slain US Soldiers, US POWs in Iraq 2003-03-23
March 23, 2003: US Private Jessica Lynch, Six Other Soldiers Captured during Iraqi Ambush 2003-03-23
April 1, 2003: US Soldier Jessica Lynch Rescued in ‘Dramatic’ Special Operations Mission 2003-04-01
April 1, 2003: US Military Briefs Reporters on Jessica Lynch’s Rescue, Shows Carefully Edited Video 2003-04-01
April 2, 2003: Jessica Lynch Flown to US Military Hospital in Germany; Gunshot Wounds Reported 2003-04-02
April 3, 2003: Washington Post Prints Tale of Jessica Lynch’s Heroic Resistance and Rescue in Iraq 2003-04-03
April 4, 2003: Doctors Find No Gunshot Wounds on Jessica Lynch; Cousin Tells Different Story to Press 2003-04-04
April 5, 2003: Associated Press Continues to Report Jessica Lynch Wounded by Gunfire 2003-04-05
April 7, 2003: Newsweek Cover Story on Jessica Lynch Rescue Emphasizes Story of Gunshot Wounds, Raises Question of Mistreatment after Capture 2003-04-07
April 10, 2003 and After: Iraqi Who Helped Rescue Jessica Lynch Given Asylum, Lobbying Job, and Book Deal in US 2003-04-10
April 15, 2003: Washington Post Reports Lynch Neither Shot Nor Mistreated While in Iraqi Care 2003-04-15
April 27, 2003: Report: ‘Key Elements’ in Jessica Lynch Story ‘Appear to Have Been Wrong’ 2003-04-27
April 28, 2003: London Times Reporter Says Pentagon Used Jessica Lynch Story as ‘Good News’ 2003-04-28
May 4, 2003: Iraqi Doctors, Nurse Tell of Caring for Injured US Soldier Jessica Lynch 2003-05-04
May 8, 2003: Jessica Lynch Does Not Recall Ambush, US Military Reports 2003-05-08
May 15, 2003: BBC: Jessica Lynch Story ‘One of the Most Stunning Pieces of News Management Ever Conceived’ 2003-05-15
May 19, 2003: Right-Wing Journalist Attacks BBC Story on Lynch Coverage 2003-05-19
May 20, 2003: BBC Correspondent Discusses Reports Questioning Pentagon’s Version of Jessica Lynch Capture and Rescue 2003-05-20
May 23, 2003: Washington Post Columnist Takes Paper to Task for Not Acknowledging Mistakes in Jessica Lynch Story 2003-05-23
May 25, 2003: Washington Post Ombudsman Blames Use of Anonymous Administration Sources for Errors, Fabrications 2003-05-25
May 27, 2003: Fox News Pundit O’Reilly Smears Patriotism of Columnist Who Questions Official Pentagon Story on Jessica Lynch 2003-05-27
May 29, 2003: Pentagon PR Chief Blasts Los Angeles Times Columnist for ‘Outrageous’ Criticism of Reporting on Jessica Lynch Story 2003-05-29
May 30, 2003: Los Angeles Times Columnist Counters Pentagon Attacks on Credibility Regarding Jessica Lynch Reporting 2003-05-30
June 13, 2003: Jessica Lynch’s Hometown Preparing for Her Return 2003-06-13
June 13, 2003: Defense Department Confirms Jessica Lynch Neither Shot nor Stabbed 2003-06-13
June 16, 2003: Media Working Hard to Secure Interviews with Jessica Lynch 2003-06-16
June 17, 2003: Washington Post Pieces Together More Accurate Version of Jessica Lynch’s Capture, Rescue 2003-06-17
June 17, 2003: Jessica Lynch Recovering Slowly; Kept Away from Media, Other Patients 2003-06-17
June 17, 2003: Washington Post Reporter Discusses Inaccuracy of Initial Reports about Jessica Lynch 2003-06-17
June 21, 2003: Mythologizing of Jessica Lynch Story Detracts from Geniune Heroism, Columnist Argues 2003-06-21
June 29, 2003: Washington Post Ombudsman Theorizes that Jessica Lynch Story Was a Propaganda Effort by US Government 2003-06-29
July 10, 2003: Army Report Debunks Sensationalistic Reports of Jessica Lynch Ambush and Capture 2003-07-10
July 21, 2003: Jessica Lynch Awarded Bronze Star, Purple Heart 2003-07-21
August 5-8, 2003: NBC to Make Television Movie of Jessica Lynch’s Capture and Ordeal 2003-08-05
August 13, 2003: Press Complicit in ‘Rumsfeld Group’ Efforts to Manipulate Media Messaging on War on Terror 2003-08-13
August 22, 2003: Jessica Lynch Discharged from Army 2003-08-22
September 2, 2003: Jessica Lynch Signs Book Deal 2003-09-02
October 17, 2003: Book about Jessica Lynch Rescue Published; Mix of ‘Myth, Reality, and Disinformation’ 2003-10-17
October 24, 2003: Soldier Taken Captive Alongside Jessica Lynch Awarded Much Lower Disability Benefits; Racism Alleged 2003-10-24
November 9, 2003: Jessica Lynch Says She was Unaware She was Being Made into a Hero and Celebrity 2003-11-09
November 10, 2003: ’Saving Jessica Lynch’ Broadcast on NBC, Receives Poor Reviews 2003-11-10
November 11, 2003: Biography of Jessica Lynch Published 2003-11-11
November 11, 2003: Lynch Interviewed by ABC; Confirms Military Overdramatized Story of Her Capture, Rescue 2003-11-11
November 13, 2003: Jessica Lynch Story a ‘Multimedia Rashomon,’ Says NPR Interviewer 2003-11-13
April 24, 2007: Jessica Lynch Testifies to Misinformation Surrounding Her Ordeal 2007-04-24
April 27, 2007: Retired CENTCOM Deputy Commander Claims Politicians and Press, Not Military, Created False Story of Jessica Lynch’s Capture and Rescue 2007-04-27
March 18, 2008: Jessica Lynch, Fellow POWs Coping with Life after Captivity 2008-03-18
April 2007: Military PR Officials Claim No Memory of Misleading Reporters in Story of Lynch Ambush, Rescue