The Associated Press is reporting that coalition forces have rescued an American POW from Iraqi forces. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

CENTCOM confirms the save, but did not name the POW because the family had not been notified.

Evidently now the family has been contacted.

PFC. Jessica Lynch was considered to be Missing In Action, but has been saved from the Iraqis. She was one of those from the 507th Maintenance Co. from Ft. Bliss TX that was taken last week after taking a wrong turn in the desert.

Let us hope that she is safe and relatively unharmed. This is good news that I think EVERYONE can agree with.

Let's hear it for the Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, and Marines!
I sure as pooping wouldn't have wanted to be one of the Iraqi guarding Pfc Lynn when the SEALs came through the doors.

Yeah, let's just hope she's safe and sound.
AND let's hope that the war is over with minimal loss of life.

I'm always happy when a POW returns home.

However, I am concerned that a hospital was attacked in the process.
There were no reports of Doctors being taken alive - and this worries me.

[ 04-02-2003, 04:24 AM: Message edited by: Skunk ]

Hmm, I haven't read any articles regarding the rescue and none were posted in this topic so far either... Skunk, could you provide me with some of your sources regarding this subject? Your post makes me curious...

There is very little information available.
We do know that the hospital is a civilian hospital (Saddam Hussein Hospital), engaged in the treatment of military personnel, which it is allowed to do without prejudice to its 'protected status' under article 15 of the Geneva Convention.

The 'resuce' operation was in direct violation of articles 18 and 19 of the Geneva Convention. So far, no newspaper reports have given details of the status of the doctors, nurses and other wounded patients at the hospital facility. It is clear that there was a firefight *inside* the hospital.

This concerns me and I am surprised that no formal statement on their status has been made by the Pentagon. This kind of disregard for the sick and injured makes my blood boil!

As for links, they are numerous, but here are a couple to get you going:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2908477.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/...cue/index.html
http://www.itv.com/news/230691.html

This kind of reminds me of the old movie 'In the army now', which took place during the first Gulfwar... not that that really has anything to do with this topic ;)Ok, I'll just shut up now.

Yes skunk they can treat soldiers without losing their protected status, but if the Fedayeen Saddam sets up there that changes things. ;)