Soldier's father accuses Jessica of profiting from death

The father of an American soldier who died in the Iraqi ambush that turned Jessica Lynch into a national heroine today attacked her for signing a million dollar book deal.

Randy Kiehl said it will taint the memory of the soldiers killed in the attack.

“Pretty severe, isn’t it? That she makes money off the death of my son and off the deaths of so many others, “ Mr Kiehl told a TV station in Comfort, Texas.

His son Specialist James Kiehl, was among seven members of the 507th Maintenance Company killed in the March ambush.

Jessica Lynch survived the attack and was taken prisoner of war. She was later rescued from a hospital.

This week a publisher announced that had Lynch signed a million dollar deal for a book that will tell the story about her capture and rescue.

“Where’s the million-dollar book deal for the other members of the 507th who were killed?” Randy Kiehl said. “How do they tell their story?

“Now, she’s a profiteer because what she did was in the line of duty.”

He said he plans to read Lynch’s ghost written book, due out in November, to find out what it says about his son.