Former Iraq PoW Jessica Lynch signs $1 million book deal

JESSICA LYNCH, the former PoW whose capture and rescue from an Iraqi hospital made her a US celebrity, has signed a book deal that will put her on the way to becoming a millionaire.

“Many folks have written, expressing their support for me and for the thousands of other soldiers who serve their country,” Lynch said yesterday.

“I feel I owe them all this story, which will be about more than a girl going off to war and fighting alongside her fellow soldiers. It will be a story about growing up in America.”