GWOT History: Jessica Lynch (1 APR 2003)

Elements of 1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions executed a joint raid into the Fedayeen controlled city of Nasiriya (Na-sir-e-ya). The mission became known as one of the nation’s most successful POW rescues as it resulted in the safe return of PFC Jessica Lynch. The other POWs who died during their internment were buried in a soccer field behind the compound where Lynch was rescued. The Rangers dug up the shallow graves with their hands in order to bring them back home to their families