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04-02-03, 11:19 PM
http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2003/4/2/185650
April 03, 2003
With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2003 7:01 p.m. EST
Rescued POW Jessica Lynch Wins Scholarship
Rescued POW Jessica Lynch, who reportedly joined the military to help finance a college education with an eye toward becoming a teacher, has been offered a scholarship by West Virginia University.
University President David Hardesty told West Virginia's WCHS-TV that he and other school officials had been reading about how Lynch joined the Army in order to help further her education. Hardesty said that WVU wants to add to any assistance Lynch may receive from the military in financing that goal.
The university made a scholarship offer through a family friend, the TV station said. WVU mementos and a note, tied with a yellow ribbon, were also sent to PFC Lynch's Palestine, W.Va., home.
Lynch was recovering in a hospital Wednesday in Germany and was apparently unaware of the offer. Her injuries after 10 days held captive by Iraqi authorities are said to include two broken legs, a broken arm and gunshot wounds.
April 03, 2003
With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2003 7:01 p.m. EST
Rescued POW Jessica Lynch Wins Scholarship
Rescued POW Jessica Lynch, who reportedly joined the military to help finance a college education with an eye toward becoming a teacher, has been offered a scholarship by West Virginia University.
University President David Hardesty told West Virginia's WCHS-TV that he and other school officials had been reading about how Lynch joined the Army in order to help further her education. Hardesty said that WVU wants to add to any assistance Lynch may receive from the military in financing that goal.
The university made a scholarship offer through a family friend, the TV station said. WVU mementos and a note, tied with a yellow ribbon, were also sent to PFC Lynch's Palestine, W.Va., home.
Lynch was recovering in a hospital Wednesday in Germany and was apparently unaware of the offer. Her injuries after 10 days held captive by Iraqi authorities are said to include two broken legs, a broken arm and gunshot wounds.