6/21/2004 03:26:00 PM by Rob

Pvt. Jessi Update



Jessica Lynch courtesy jessica-lynch.com

It seems that America's Favorite POW is making the best out of her situation.

With many of the proceeds from the donations she received, she has started her own foundation benefitting the children of Armed Services personnel seperated due to war. She has had the opportunity to meet the president, but otherwise, she is wisely limiting her public appearences to meet-and-greets at YMCA camps for said children.

One of her legs is still busted up real bad, she still requires a cane. The girl still looks bone skinny, and her speaking abilities, which I suspect were never very polished, are still suffering from the trauma of her war incident.

I guess if you were to ask her, she would insist that she has few regrets, and that she has been able to accomplish so much for many needy people. But she HAS sacrificed, and there is much that she will never get back.

But, of course, she is hardly the usual case. How much would she be able to do for needy children if she weren't elevated to the cause celebre of the Early Iraq War days? How about all the other war wounded, both physically and psychologically, who did NOT come home to a hometown parade, a fat war chest of donations, and the love of a supportive family?

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