Navy SEAL, Delta Force Rescue of Jessica Lynch… (*REAL FOOTAGE*)

What story should I cover next? >:}

Thank you Popo, I’m the daughter of SGT Donald Walters and feel you did an amazing job of explaining and going into detail with this story. I was 9 months old when he was killed, almost 20 years later, my grief is excruciating.

Andy Stumpf, who was a young SEAL back in 2003 and participated in this rescue, had Jessica Lynch on his podcast "Cleared Hot". They both talked about this night and the events that led up to it, and their lives after. It was a really nice podcast and awesome to hear from the people actually involved.

I served for 20 years as an Infantryman and the fact that my country would stop at nothing to bring me (or my body) home was always a source of comfort. This rescue was a morale booster for me. I had nothing to do with it but I was in country at the time and needed some good news.

NAVY SEAL DELTA FORCE I can't describe how proud you make our country, United States. I'm so speechless and grateful to have your elite unites

It's crazy how one civilian had the choice to either keep that info to himself or do the right thing. It just came down to that person's integrity

That man's wife was a nurse on Lynch's ward. He mapped out the floor plan for the Rescue Team. He was a judo champion and Olympic contender. He wrote a book about the whole thing.

Thanks! For such a good job representing our veteran's! You rock!

That last clip got me teary eyed. Smiling through the pain, and I can only imagine how grateful she was to hear “Welcome back” from those guys.

The fact that special forces were sent into rescue one PFC held prisoner is really a touching story. Moments like these truly make me proud to be an American. No matter what other bad things may happen here, at least we can say that the men and women in our armed services are truly capable of some amazing things.

We had a couple drill sergeants tell us this story in basic to emphasize the importance of land nav, not becoming complacent, and to tell us that it doesn’t matter what mos you are, if you wear a us military uniform, you are a target.

The feeling she must have had knowing her country came for is indescribable

Some say old soldiers aren't supposed to cry, but I don't care, by the end of this I was downright blubbering. Thank you to those who served, and thank you for those who brought Jessica and others home!

but, can we appreciate the Iraqi doctor who tried to rescue her even though his country was invaded by the U.S and his patient was a U.S soldier. That's a man who values his profession above all, he sees them all as human beings who need treatment, not enemies.

I’m from Arizona, and I remember when Lori Piestewa lost her life. She had a mountain named after her in the valley. It’s called Piestewa Peak, and it is beautiful to look at. Thanks for this story.

All those people on that rescue mission are that woman’s heroes. They are everyone’s heroes but they have a special place in her heart forever. What a story

I was a SNCO in an Army Aviation Brigade when this all went down. I remember how we cheered and we were so proud when they went and got her from her captors. I cried again just now watching this. God Bless them all.

What you forgot to mention, which is a huge part of this story and brought to the attention by Jessica Lynch herself as she continues to come forward, is the fact the the US government awarded her some medals based on false stories that they themselves generated. She has come out to state she did not fire any weapons and they had just been ambushed and attacked so quickly she had little to no idea what happened because of the chaos and injuries. She states that she should have never been awarded some of the medals because of the the false stories put out that she went down shooting and helping others. It takes a ton of courage, to not only differ and make it out of what they did to her, but to also come out and speak on what really happened after false stories were put out and the narrative completely changed the events that took place that day.

I wish footage from inside the hospital during the raid was included in this video. It was shown on several media outlets at the time. One of the things I remember is her saying to her rescuers, “I’m an American soldier”, and them responding that they knew who she was and that they were there to rescue her. It was really good footage, then carrying her down stairs, pretty cool.

That shift between the beginning of her story and the unfolding of 911 was amazing. The music set a perfect scene of happiness and menace.