Jessica Lynch Quotes & Sayings

“The truth is always more heroic than the hype.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“There's soldiers out there every day that are doing heroic things... We don't need to create them.”

“Honesty has always been very important to me.”

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

“I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good.”

“They told me I'd never probably see the front-line area.”