Her Statement
Lynch testified at the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to not only reclaim her story, but call out the Pentagon. She claimed that it was due to the Pentagon, that her story blew up into the fabricated tale of heroism that it had become. Lynch stated, “I had the good fortune and opportunity to come home and to tell the truth; many soldiers did not have that opportunity. The truth of war is not always easy. The truth is always more heroic than the hype.”
Her Statement
Giving Thanks
She fought back against the unfair portrayal, telling the congressional committee, “I am still confused as to why they chose to lie and tried to make me a legend when the real heroics of my fellow soldiers that day were, in fact, legendary.” Instead of self-praise, she cited others, “people like Patrick Miller and Sergeant Donald Walters who actually fought until the very end. The bottom line is the American people are capable of determining their own ideals of heroes and they don’t need to be told elaborate tales.”
Giving Thanks
