FORMER POW LYNCH SAYS WOMEN IN COMBAT 'GOOD NEWS'

(01/25/2013)

Former Wirt County resident and prisoner of war Jessica Lynch calls Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's announcement allowing women in combat roles good news for the U.S. military. Lynch says women have long been integral to victories in the fight for freedom. When she was only 19, Lynch was captured after her Army unit took a wrong turn and came under attack in Iraq in 2003. She was rescued after nine days in captivity. Lynch urges Americans to support military men and women, and to push U.S. officials to ensure they have proper training and equipment. See   PVT. JESSICA LYNCH RECEIVES MILITARY HONORS - Bronze Star, Purple Heart And Prisoner Of War Medal

Hur Herald ®from Sunny Cal The information on these pages, to the extent the law allows, remains the exclusive property of Bob Weaver and Dianne Weaver The Hur Herald. All information may be freely used but must not be sold or used in any type of commercial endeavor, or used on any web site without the express permission of the owners ©Bob and Dianne Weaver, The Hur Herald, 1999, 2000, 2001