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Jessica Lynch Returns Home After POW Ordeal
Months after her rescue in Iraq Jessica Lynch returns home to Elizabeth West Virginia in a wheelchair amid a flag waving celebration. The 20 year old Army private first class thanked those who helped and read thousands of letters from supporters. Lynch spoke of pride in the Army and honored fellow soldier Lori Piestewa while thanking doctors and supporters. She rode in a parade with her boyfriend Sgt Ruben Contreras and her brother as the community celebrated her return from Walter Reed.
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Elizabeth
W.va
Jessica Lynch
America
Lynch
Army
U.S
Palestine
507Th
Fort Bliss
Texas
el Paso
Nasiriyah
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Black Hawk
Chidel
Lori Piestewa
Lori
Sgt
Ruben Contreras
Contreras
Ruben
Wirt County
Associated Press
Iacaderine Lama
Spc
Greg Lynch Jr