11 bodies found after rescue of American POW in hospital
Thursday, April 3, 2003
NASIRIYAH, Iraq -- An American flag folded across her chest, Pfc. Jessica Lynch left Iraq on a stretcher Wednesday after U.S. commandos, acting on a CIA tip, rescued the prisoner of war. But the operation also brought sad news -- the troops found 11 corpses, some believed to be Americans.
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