On this day in 2003, U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch, a prisoner-of-war who was rescued from an Iraqi hospital, receives a hero's welcome when she returns to her hometown of Palestine, West Virginia.

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This Day in History: 07/22/1934 - Jessica Lynch gets hero's welcome

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