Former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch told her audiences to persevere despite whatever obstacles they face during her visit here. Lynch, now a substitute teacher in West Virginia, is the first American female POW to be rescued and the first American POW to be rescued since World War II.
She spoke to Valparaiso High School and Ivy Tech Community College students as well as nearly 600 people at the annual veterans appreciation dinner hosted by the Valparaiso Kiwanis and Rotary clubs, held Wednesday at the Porter County Expo Center. “I’ve been doing this for 20 years,” Lynch said.
Army veteran Steven Green of Valparaiso discusses his military experience during the seventh annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at the Porter County Expo Center. Another time, she awoke in the operating room. “I realized I had no idea why I was there and what was about to happen,” Lynch said. “I remember crying and begging and pleading for the Iraqis to please stop whatever they were doing and turn me back to the Americans.
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