Former POW Jessica Lynch expecting baby

AP/seattlepi.com ^ | August 24, 2006 | AP

[pnz1]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Jessica Lynch, the former prisoner of war whose 2003 rescue in Iraq made her an instant celebrity, is pregnant.

She and boyfriend Wes Robinson are expecting their first child in January, publicist Aly Goodwin Gregg said Thursday.

[se_ohio_young_conservative]

best wishes to them.

[pissant]

Hopefully, she will raise a future patriot.

[ClearCase_guy]

Hopefully, she will eventually marry the father.

[twigs]

I hope all goes well with her. This is not the boyfriend who she was going to marry when she returned. Sounds like she may have come back to emotional distresses as well. I hope for her the best.

[wideawake]

Here's a perfect opportunity for them to get married, then.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

What's up with some of these young people today? Have any of them heard of marriage then babies! Geesh...........

[VRWCmember]

She and boyfriend Wes Robinson are expecting their first child in January, publicist Aly Goodwin Gregg said Thursday.

It might sound judgmental, but it's a shame to see the words "and boyfriend" rather than "and husband". The best way to ensure you and your children stay out of poverty is to (1) finish school before getting married, and (2) get married before having children.

[BenLurkin]

Best wishes.

[azhenfud]

I thought the same thing - but in most respectable relationships, marriage usually comes first.

[Abathar]

On a side note I look in our local paper at all the baby announcements just to see how many of the parents both have the same name. It use to be no one would ever announce unless they were married, now at least 80% have different last names. Kind of sad really......

[MineralMan]

Ah, another unwed mother. Wonderful.

[se_ohio_young_conservative]

life is not picture perfect. it never has been and it never will be.

Jessica has had a rough time. dont judge her. wish her the best and say a prayer for her.

[CholeraJoe]

Is she still paraplegic?

[theDentist]

Best wishes. I hope they marry. But why does she (still) have a "publicist"? Not that I'm lookig to douse their fire, but is it really any of our business?

[Lunatic Fringe]

Why ruin a perfectly good relationship by getting married???

[Armedanddangerous]

God bless her...I hope the baby is healthy..I know she has some health problems as a result of her war injuries.

She did her part...she deserves to be happy...I do hope she finishes school...however.

[L98Fiero]

I noticed a similar trend here. Often, just the mother's name is listed.

[Poser]

Hey Jess! Congratulations. Now, get married and raise a great kid.

Just a reminder for anybody who forgot.

[BaylorDad]

Hopefully, she will eventually marry the father.

I second your Hopefully.

[Chena]

Congratulations and best wishes to them.

[AmericanInTokyo]

In West Virginia, don't they just jump over a brook two times together while holding hands or something, then it is officialized? Either that, or somebody's Daddy gonna be standin' outside with a shotgun and a marriage license application from the County--all filled out and 'x'ed where to sign.

[Blueflag]

why are u calling pnzl a "slut"?

[Chena]

Slut

Jerk

[AHerald]

She and boyfriend Wes Robinson are expecting their first child in January, publicist Aly Goodwin Gregg said Thursday.

Publicists used to hide out of wedlock celebrity births because of the scandal, now they promote them. Different world.

[MikefromOhio]

Slut

Asshole

[Thunderchief F-105]

....could not agree with you more....!! what's up with all these celebrity bastards (can we even use that age-old word any more....???) that we see more and more of....? is there no shame any longer....? no, you are not being judgmental; in my generation, folks who became preggers before marriage or who had babies out of wedlock were not in the least admired or looked up to as some sort of role models... it was shameful, really.....the statistics in this country today for this sort of thing are staggeringly awful - if I remember the national figures correctly, nationwide, some 33 per cent of all babies born to white females today are born out of wedlock; the corresponding figures for Latinos and blacks are 42 per cent and 70-plus percent, respectively.... shameful....

[BluH2o]

Didn't she return to school on a full scholarship, I believe the state of WV sponsored her. Her major was to be elementary ed.

[AmericanInTokyo]

I predict this thread goes 400 responses.
One can clearly see two schools of thought here!

[mak5]

She is getting around on crutches. I don't think she is paralyzed, but she did have spinal injuries and one leg and ankle are badly damaged.

[kellynch]

My brother is married to my sister-in-law and they have different last names. It's not uncommon these days.

[Julliardsux]

"Lynch returned to West Virginia after being released from a military hospital and was briefly engaged to Army Sgt. Ruben Contreras Jr. [Fox Story from August 2003 says "She hopes to improve enough to travel to Colorado in November to celebrate Thanksgiving with her fiance, Army Sgt. Ruben Contreras Jr., and his family."] Family friends introduced her to [Wes] Robinson, who lives in Vienna, W.Va., and works at a manufacturing plant." Are these the same family who are mentioned in this CNN story in July 2003?: "At one point during her 2 1/2 minute comments, she turned to her boyfriend, Army Sgt. Ruben Contreras -- a large smile spread across her face -- and said, "You never let me give up." "You're my inspiration, and I love you," she said, running her left hand through her hair, exposing a ring on her engagement finger. Family members told The Associated Press that the ring is a promise ring, not an engagement ring. Contreras is from Lynch's same Army unit." (Lest anyone think she is engaged to a(n) hispanic guy...) Note, NY times story about their upcoming wedding only quoted the Groom's family and stated: "The couple met almost two years ago at a Taco Bell near Fort Bliss, Texas, where they were stationed." Finally - here is his picture:

And look at her family:

What a sad story. I can't get the pictures to post, but check out this link: http://www.talkingproud.us/Military072603.html Hmmmmm - can't be allowed to marry a(n) hispanic in West Virginia, so friends get to gether and introduce ol' Wes Robinson...? Interesting

[HairOfTheDog]

Yes it would be impossible for me to criticize a regular young woman but...

Oh I find that hard to believe...

Best wishes from me to Jessica.

[azhenfud]

Don't talk like that. She's ketched in a cabbage patch.

[SMM48]

What's up with some of these young people today? Have any of them heard of marriage then babies! Geesh...........

Well, it's West Virginia.

(just kidding...no flaming, please)

[Julliardsux]

my point being that this family is happier for her to have a kid out of wedlock with a white guy than to marry the hispanic. sad sad sad.

[DUMBGRUNT]

I picked her up
I laid her down
her long blond hair
lay all around.
The wedding was
a formal one
her daddy had
a white shotgun.
And now I've got
a mother-in-law
and 14 kids
who call me pa.

[mak5]

My mistake...that is an old picture I was looking at. She says she learned to walk again.

[Theresawithanh]

Congratulations to them both! I wish them all the best.

[VRWCmember]

Jessica has had a rough time. dont judge her. wish her the best and say a prayer for her.

At the same time, don't celebrate bad decisions like becoming an unwed mother while still going through therapy to recover from injuries.

[freedumb2003]

They are awfully pale...

[Suzy Quzy]

get married.

[Gum Shoe]

"I predict this thread goes 400 responses.
One can clearly see two schools of thought here!"

IBTFH

[Thunderchief F-105]

.......I don't believe this Bronze Star holder (and, for what....? opps; sorry... that's another story for another time...!!) was ever a paraplegic, was she...? I remember she had some serious injuries as a result of her ordeal, but never became a paraplegic... I do believe she was also raped while in captivity, but, of course, in today's modern military, that part of her ordeal apparently is "off limits" to discussion... the femenists who run this country today would cut off yer, er, um, ah, head if you brought up THAT little matter....!!!

[AmericanInTokyo]

LOL! WHERE in the WORLD did you get THAT!!??

[AmericanInTokyo]

VPOIASOUYBJHMVEQP!

[HairOfTheDog]

I predict this thread goes 400 responses. One can clearly see two schools of thought here!

Yes, those who have tact and those who don't. I find it really distastful to call this young woman names when she did her part for this country and paid dearly for it. Remember folks, this is the forum where we claim to ~support~ the troops.

[HairOfTheDog]

.. I do believe she was also raped while in captivity, but, of course, in today's modern military, that part of her ordeal apparently is "off limits" to discussion...

What do you want... pictures?