Jessica Lynch’s testimony was short and consisted of a statement she had prepared ahead of time.
The PDF of her statement is available at:
http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20070424110022.pdf. Excerpts from her statement follow:
“… I believe this is not a time for finger pointing. It is time for the truth, the whole truth, versus misinformation and hype.”
“… I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspire our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good. However, 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. People like Lori Piestewa and First Sergeant Dowdy, who picked up fellow soldiers in harms way. Or 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 for heroes and they don’t need to be told elaborate tales.”
In yesterday's testimony when asked by Darryl Issa who the "they" were in her written testimony (ie: they mislead), she said it was the media. She also said she didn't believe there was any larger conspiracy beyond the media.
In a one on one interview with Jessica Lynch, Newsweek reported this yesterday:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18297391/site/newsweek/
Julie Scelfo: Do you feel like you were exploited by the military?
Jessica Lynch: No, I don’t. I felt sort of like that in the beginning, yes. But now, four years later, I don’t.