Jessica Lynch is a former Army private who survived capture during the Iraq War. Lynch was serving as a unity supply specialist when her convoy took a wrong turn and was later ambushed by Iraqi troops. Lynch was severely injured when her vehicle crashed during the attack. Eleven soldiers were killed; Lynch and 5 other soldiers, including Specialist Shoshana Johnson, were captured. Lynch was held in an Iraqi hospital until U.S. forces rescued her on April 1, 2003. Johnson and other POWs were resc