Spreading Lies
False accounts spanned beyond traditional media. As we mention, the Pentagon’s endless campaign to promote her story as an American war hero upset Jessica. She spoke out, “It does [bother me] that they used me as a way to symbolize all this stuff. It’s wrong.” She added that in addition to spreading false accounts, there was no need for them to film the rescue.
Spreading Lies
Fallen Friend
Unfortunately, all of this coverage came at a high cost. All of the talk of Jessica as a war hero meant other soldiers involved were not mentioned. Including her own friend Lori, there were dead soldiers who were not being honored in the same way. In fact, one other soldier, Shoshana Johnson, had been captured as well and many claimed her story was disregarded due to her identity as a black woman. Actually, Lori came from Native American decent. Some felt that the media chose to focus on Jessica because of her looks as a blonde hair, blue eyed Caucasian female.
Fallen Friend
