American POW Lynch Rescued in Nasiriyah Raid
Pfc Jessica Lynch, 19, rescued by U S commandos in Nasiriyah, arrives in Germany on a C 17 for treatment after fractures to both legs and a gunshot wound. Eleven bodies found at the Saddam Hospital area, some feared American, raising questions about the unit’s fate and captivity.
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Germany
Palestine
Wva
Greg Lynch
Randy Coleman
West Virginia
U.S
Kuwait
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Lynch
Saddam Hospital
U.S. Army
Jessica Lynch
Ramstein
Iraq
Families of missing soldiers await word after Lynch rescue
Relatives of 507th Maintenance Company troops fear the worst as 11 bodies, including some Americans, are found during the rescue of Pfc Jessica Lynch from an Iraqi hospital. Mothers and fathers in El Paso and Comfort, Texas, cling to any hint of good news while awaiting confirmation of others missing or captured.
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Vincent Brooks
U.S. Central Command
U.S
Navy
Frank
Thorp
Central Command
Lynch
507Th
Nasiriyah
Army
Patrick Miller
Park City
Kan
Wichita
Fort Bliss
Texas
Pfc
Jessica Lynch
Amalia Estrella-Soto
Ruben Estrella- Soto
el Paso
Euphrates River
Basra
Defense Department
Rami Nielson-Green
Doha
Qatar
Amalia Estrella- Soto
Associated Press
Jack Dowdy
Robert J. Dowdy
Cleveland
Janie Kiehl
Spc
James Kiehl
Comfort
Red Cross blocked from visiting U S POWs in Iraq
In the wake of Jessica Lynch's rescue, seven Iraqi prisoners shown on television raise concerns about U S captives. The Red Cross has begun visiting Iraqi prisoners but has not yet been allowed access to American POWs, though inspectors check living conditions and communicate with families via messages.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jessica Lynch
Iraq
International Committee of the Red Cross
Red Cross
Christophe Girod
North America
Washington, D.C
Girod
Journalists recount week in Iraqi jail
Four journalists detained in Baghdad for a week at Abu Ghraib prison described fears for their lives and shared details of rough confinement. Newsday's Matt McAllester and Moises Saman, along with Molly Bingham and Johan Rydeng Spanner, were freed in Amman amid a broader crackdown on foreign reporters.
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Amman
Jordan
Baghdad
Iraq
Newsday
Matt McAllester
Moises Saman
Abu Ghraib
Molly Bingham
Louisville
Johan Rydeng Spanner
Al-Jazeera
Sydney
the Australian
McAllester
Bingham
Philip Latasha
Riiehane
Saman
Barcelona
Spain
Spanner
Bush
Courier-Journal
Jim Rupert
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