The whole idea that the rescue was staged or the soldiers were shooting blanks, that's just obvious stuff. Why would you do that in the middle of a war? It's just crazy.

and allied forces. Initial media reports on Lynch's capture and rescue in Iraq were incorrect. Her family could not afford to send her to college; her older brother had to drop out due to financial reasons.

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